Friday, April 03, 2026

What do they see?

Two birds on Tyee Spit:

Pigeon, finding something to eat in among the stones.

So ubiquitous they are, so tame, that sometimes we forget to notice how beautiful they are.

Eagle, watching the Strait.

What is he seeing up there? Possible meals, gulls, fish? Or does he also see the blue of the sky, the patterns made by tidal currents, the texture of the green, forested hillside across the water?

Turning to look at me; "What are you doing, crunching around down there?"

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Dos pájaros en Tyee Spit:

    1. Una palomita, buscando golosinas entre las piedras del estacionamiento.

Tan comunes son, siempre presentes, que a veces, por habituación, no apreciamos su belleza.

    2. Una águila, observando el estrecho.

¿Qué estará observando allí? ¿Presa: gaviotas, peces? ¿O verá, como nosotros, lo azul del cielo, los diseños que dibujan las corrientes en el agua, la textura del bosque verde en la isla opuesta?

    3. Volviendo para mirarme — ¡Tanto ruido haces con tus pies en las piedras allí abajo!¡Déjame en paz! — Y vuelve otra vez a su contemplación del estrecho.


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