by Matt Witt
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| Green-Tailed Towhee Taking Bath by Matt Witt |
This green-tailed towhee
that weighs about an ounce
migrated more than 1,000 miles
from its wintering home in Mexico
to its annual nesting ground
in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument,
where I watched it taking a bath at a tiny spring.
It migrates every year,
eluding hawks and falcons,
braving snowstorms and lightning,
never losing its way.
This bird is a lot stronger
than I’ll ever be.
Matt Witt is a writer and photographer from Talent, Oregon. His website is MattWittPhotography.com.