As an old coot myself, I’m always happy to see another old coot April 20, 2018 Narcissus might have been a coot. I found an oriole’s nest on the ground. The bird had used fishing line in its construction. A common grackle dressed like an oil spill. A grackle gives winter the look. I hear the Eurasian collared-dove calling all year. Who hasn’t tried to sleep through winter? Even in adverse weather, beauty is apparent, as in this red-winged blackbird. Immature white-crowned sparrows have brown and gray stripes on their heads instead of the white and black stripes of adults. ← To a squirrel, every day is like watching a parade. Happiness is a rock. Happiness rocks. →