Winter Finches Clouds The other marshland creatures could

The other marshland creatures could see the sorrow in her eyes and hear the pain in her mournful calls

a sanctuary teeming with life

but the bird kept on

Thoughts of anguish filled their minds as they witnessed their kin struggle

Winter Finches Clouds The other marshland creatures couldWinter Finches They were never seen apart. They kept near each other, in the hedges and along fence lines, and through the winter, they stayed even closer. When snow drifted, they moved as one, jumping from branch to branch, sharing whatever seeds they could find. Through wind and frost, they were always together, sharing warmth and companionship in the chill of winter. RDA