“Peters Canyon, March 2020” by Marc Petrie

PETERS CANYON, MARCH 2020 I’ve walked this canyon for 25 years. Water once filled the reservoir irrigated citrus orchards attracted birds: Tri-colored blackbirds with vibrant orange stripes, hummingbirds, egrets and herons, hawks and the occasional eagle, migratory ducks and geese. In March, 1995, a naturalist pointed out a Western Blue Jay. Through binoculars I saw … Read more