What bird represents hope to you? To me, it is the slate-colored
junco. I found a nearly mature fledgling hopping about on the greenway path along the river. I thought it hurt, but discovered juncos build their nests on the ground. I caused the poor thing such a
fright it sighed and went limp. I thought I had killed it! Yet its heart said no. I
put it near the ground, off the path, in a safer place. Came later to find it gone! Trickster! You gave me grief and joy, taught me to not underestimate the wit and wiles of small things.!