A Full Crop_01 black vulture knowing that gathering after each

knowing that gathering after each high tide would always provide strength in unity

its crop full

could not lift her spirits

As the night descends

For it knew that without the sun

A Full Crop_01 black vulture knowing that gathering after eachPhotograph by Robert David Atkinson A Full Crop January 2, 2026 I walked about three miles through the wooded area called the Ramble, where one may observe the movements of birds with some ease in the depth of winter. The weather was cold, the temperature near twenty five degrees. I came upon a hawk perched on a branch, its crop full, which accounted for its unusual appearance: a successful hunt. It showed no interest in the movements around it and no