Spring

It’s spring, and the birds are hustling to keep up with their growing chicks. This pygmy nuthatch and its mate were working hard foraging, feeding the gaping maws, feeding themselves. Caught in flight,  I could almost hear this harried bird thinking, “Fly away! Fly away!” as it left the still open, hopeful mouths of its chicks. Soon they will fledge and the empty nest will be quiet, waiting for next spring.