Wrentit

Chamaea fasciata

(L 6.5" WS t" Wt 0.49 oz)

Found in the Pacific Coast
chaparral...no other species
is closely related to it.

 Montaña de Oro State
Park

near de Los Osos, CA

13Oct2012

Because they can fly and we
can‘t, birds are our metaphor
for the spirit of freedom; for
having no mortgage, nor need
to pay bills, nor to answer junk
phone calls.

  (John Bevis)