One recent morning, I noticed two sparrows on the ground. I first saw them because my dog saw them. He got close and they fluttered but did not fly away. Because there were two, I wondered whether some kind of bird blight was going around crippling birds from the inside out (now where could I have internalized that idea?). But as I watched them, I realized that they were fledglings. That this was likely their first unsuccessful attempt from the nest.
Loved this post so much, I just ordered Vesper Flights. ❤️