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A convocation of robins in the tulip...

By Dave Bonta | Published July 1, 2011 at 9:10 am

A convocation of robins in the tulip tree at the edge of the woods, like pot-bellied businessmen with their self-important tut-tut-tuts.

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The robin hops down the road at his...

By Dave Bonta | Published June 4, 2011 at 8:48 am

The robin hops down the road at his usual speed despite the cold. Five minutes later he flies out of the woods with a bright green morsel.

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Another warm morning. I realize I like...

By Dave Bonta | Published May 31, 2011 at 8:56 am

Another warm morning. I realize I like the dead cherry because it reminds me of winter. A young robin lands on a branch with its beak open.

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A squirrel descends an oak at high...

By Dave Bonta | Published April 9, 2011 at 9:40 am

A squirrel descends an oak at high speed while rolicking robin music plays in the background. Closeup on the maple buds round as stoplights.

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Three inches of sticky snow have turned...

By Dave Bonta | Published March 31, 2011 at 10:18 am

Three inches of sticky snow have turned the trees white and intricate, with many moving parts: sparrows, robins, a blackbird’s creak.

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Heavy frost, and the bare dirt in the...

By Dave Bonta | Published March 25, 2011 at 8:46 am

Heavy frost, and the bare dirt in the garden has crystallized into icy turrets. Motes of snow float past, backlit by the sun. Robin song.

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Colder this morning, and no sign of...

By Dave Bonta | Published March 19, 2011 at 11:51 am

Colder this morning, and no sign of the phoebes that came back yesterday. A robin sings and falls silent. The sun comes out, goes in.

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Cloudy and warm. A robin sings in the...

By Dave Bonta | Published March 18, 2011 at 9:55 am

Cloudy and warm. A robin sings in the yard, garrulous as an unmarried uncle. Red-bellied woodpeckers leapfrog each other on a tree trunk.

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The yard is alive with robins foraging...

By Dave Bonta | Published November 1, 2010 at 11:33 am

The yard is alive with robins foraging, chasing, tut-tutting, rust-orange breasts the color of the oaks, all aglow in the mid-morning sun.

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Drum of rain on the roof and the birds...

By Dave Bonta | Published April 26, 2010 at 9:35 am

Drum of rain on the roof and the birds sound distant—robin, field sparrow, cowbird—the world greener than it’s been in seven months.

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