There is a baby swallow in the barn. In the morning, he and four or five of his siblings are sitting on the wire below their nest when we come into the barn. The others all fly away, but this one can’t seem to fly away, doesn’t know how, or is sick. I tried to get a clean photo of him in the rafters but I didn’t have a tripod and there was no light, yet I liked the double exposure, it somehow fits. I hope the baby bird figures out how to fly. I worry that something is wrong with him, he stares at us while we clean out the barn.
5
August
Baby Swallow On The Wire
by Jon Katz