I see birds up close a lot,

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Oct 20

and usually it is from the front. But their back is sometimes even more fascinating. The fold of the feathers, the patterns and textures. Here are a Starling and a Grackle.

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Ostdrossel .

I see birds up close a lot,

Sometimes it feels

Birds are still migrating,