Distinguished by a Visitor

MOURNING DOVES HAVE A STORY IN VOLUME ONE

Whenever any bird type visits my garden, I often think of Henry David Thoreau's musing where he stated, "I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment, while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance than I should have been by any epaulet I could have worn.”

Although I've never had the pleasure of having a sparrow (or any bird for that matter) alight on my shoulder, even for a moment, whenever I see a bird alight anywhere, especially within my garden, I too, feel "distinguished by that circumstance."

And yesterday was no exception. A lone Mourning dove spent many hours alighting on my bouncer (he/she can been in the image atop this entry) and I felt so honored this bird chose to be here, especially given that there are so many places in NYC where a bird can spend his/her time.

Mourning doves bring a sense of peace with them whenever they visit (as you might surmise from the next set of pictures which also features the one who visited me yesterday).

MOURNING DOVES HAVE A STORY IN VOLUME ONE

MOURNING DOVES HAVE A STORY IN VOLUME ONE

MOURNING DOVES HAVE A STORY IN VOLUME ONE

The peace mourning doves bring lingers throughout their stay, as well as for a bit of time after they fly away. For your information, this bird type has a story within volume one of my three volume book series, Words In Our Beak.

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