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A bird's-eye view collage

5/16/2021

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Collage from maps and a cancelled stamp in the middle
It's been a week of bird sightings and activity.

I found a nest in the yard the other day. It was after a few days of strong winds ... winds that must have released it from its perch.

This morning we walked through the park and saw a group of people (a gaggle, or maybe it was a congregation) grouped together, all facing the same direction, looking up at a pine tree.

They were mesmerized by the great horned owl perched high above, with her two owlets(!) all fuzzy and huddled close together. In other words, a parliament of owls. Amazing.

And then there was the paddling of ducks down at the pond.

What's gathering in your neck of the woods?

- a convocation of eagles?
- a stand of flamingos?
- an ostentation of peacocks?
- a wake of buzzards?
- a peep of chickens?
- a muster of storks?
- a host of sparrows?
- an exaltation of larks?
- a colony of penguins?
- a wedge of swans?
- a party of jays?

I made this collage from old maps and a cancelled stamp. It occurred to me that when we look at a map, it's like looking at the world with a bird's eye view. I think we'll always need paper maps ... after all, what if there's no wifi?

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