Natural End

In a wetland bordered by development and known for spring amphibian and Red Winged Blackbird breeding, we found a dead bird floating in the water. Frogs and birds saturate the area with calls of  impending new life; but even in this season of promise, the cycle of life comes to its natural end. - Norma Manning

A deceased bird floats in the water

This wetland is bordered by a small farm and houses

This brook connecting to the wetland appears to be stagnant