Old Birds

It was a misty Cornish day when he arrived

I knew something was wrong but he wouldn’t let me get close.
It was good to see him keeping company with one of my birds.

I hoped he was taking comfort

The next day his body was in the field.   He didn’t seem seemed injured – just old.

He just died and I was a witness.

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4 thoughts on “Old Birds

  1. Very touching pictures, Kate. Especially when you think how old some birds get to be. Apparently oystercatchers live up to 50 years.

  2. Wow – 50 years? That would make him one year younger than me. Since everything has to be about ME! I echo the comment about the beautiful photos. Isn’t it amazing what comes to us, what allows us to see them and what a privilege it is sometimes. Of course sometimes it can be an annoyance too…

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