Stop, Look, Listen . . . Peck

A blackbird patrols the back lawn.

It stops, listens, then it runs forward a few steps.

The first catch it makes (a worm?) is in the flower bed, under the Himalayan Poppies.

A house sparrow pecks at a leaf at the foot of the patio window

House martins are dipping and diving against a pastel evening sky.

A housefly rests on the window.