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tropics and won’t return to Virginia until, the end of April. An imitation of a Phoebe followed; it was perfect even to the exasperated buzz of the second syllable. The call — scold notes — of a robin were interspersed by a half-hearted imitation of a Carolina Wren. There were other sounds I could not identify but I did hear the emphatic call of a Tufted Titmouse.
So, the year is turning and moving inexorably toward spring which, once started, moves like a snowball rolling downhill. It gathers momentum and mass until early May when each day brings so much newness that I am impatient and exasperated with my inability to see and hear it all.
For now, I’ll concentrate on the slow momentum of February.
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