kingfishers

they are supposed to be kingly fishers.

so what the hell were they doing, nesting on top of a walnut, next to my fifth-story dorm room?

we were about thirty miles from river, pond, or stream.

and yet, these colorful fellows were colonizing the place!!

i spent early mornings looking at their antics. i tried to entice them with presents left on the windowsill.

but they don't fall for such bribes.

sadly, at some point they decided that living off of the land is antithetical to their rebelious nature.

they left me alone. looking at a branch of a walnut tree...