Easily amongst the eeriest small natural wonders I’ve encountered on our Maine property in 30+ years, presented here, as discovered two days back, amongst the chestnut blossoms on our upper driveway in the long warm shadows of early evening. Evidently a mother because there are still unhatched (!) Tiffany blue eggshells buried in her underside. Has merely one wing and, even more disturbing, no eyes. Weighs close to nothing — I assume any tissue inside the remaining cage of skeleton & feathers are long decayed?
Incidentally, I tagged these images on Instagram for the operators of #deadbirdsaresexy / @deadbirdsaresexy (which I swear is a more reverential and respectful account than it sounds, more of an online mausoleum).
Weeping inside *just* a little bit.
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