Have you ever seen a Northern Cardinal eat at night?

Photo by Nuh Enes Sakallı on Unsplash

When is the appropriate time, for a respectable bird to roost? 6pm, 7pm, just after dusk? I asked a stylish Cardinal as he stumbled toward a wooden bird feeder, freshly filled, brimming with gold and browns.

He ignored me, just looked around, as if he were ill at ease at an ambush. The absence of other winged, feathered folk cast an eerie mood about the normally cheerful, welcoming place.

--

--

Everything Shortform is a publication for Medium stories 150 words and less. Rapid reads to capture your attention and direct it towards further reading or short expressions readers can gulp down in one bite. Use Everything Shortform to get your point across quickly.

Get the Medium app

A button that says 'Download on the App Store', and if clicked it will lead you to the iOS App store
A button that says 'Get it on, Google Play', and if clicked it will lead you to the Google Play store
KSH

I’m an ordinary woman, and #survivor #writing—existing in an extraordinary world. Fuck them lanes. #WEOC #BotBEditor introvert #POMpoet #TBIN #Poetry #Memoirs