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Below Zero

Friday, December 16th, 2016
Rock Pigeons, Rockland, Maine, 16 December 2016.

Rock Pigeons.

When the temperature dips below zero
Pigeons huddle on utility lines
A solo lark twitters as it flies
The dog stands with one foot raised
And smoke continuously rises
From the bay
And sails away.

Three-legged dog, Beech Hill Preserve, Rockport, Maine, 16 December 2016.

Three-legged dog.

Beech Hill List
Beginning at 9 a.m., I hiked the open trail.

1. Horned Lark
2. American Crow* (v)
3. Black-capped Chickadee** (v)

Elsewhere

4. Northern Cardinal
5. Herring Gull
6. Rock Pigeon
7. European Starling

v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere

Sea smoke, off Beech Hill Preserve, Rockport, Maine, 16 December 2016.

Sea smoke.

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