Tailgating an American robin. April 4, 2019 A grackle contemplates daylight saving time. Hearing a house finch sing strengthens my gratitude. Would London Wainwright III sing, “Dead skunk near the middle of the road”? A blue jay believes that a peanut a day keeps the Cooper’s hawk away. Red-osier dogwood provides the red veins of spring. Birds seasoned the day like pepper flakes. ← Sparrows make brown an exciting color.April 2 is no April Fool’s Day. A lovely layer of real snow covered Lower Minnesota. →