The Robin's Year: Twelve months of one bird, softly told

Edwin Marsh

A robin outside the window becomes a quiet calendar of its own, if you know how to watch it. This follows one bird through a full year: the late winter singing that starts before dawn, the frantic feeding of spring nestlings, the molt that leaves it looking rough and ordinary in late summer, and the thin, watchful days of winter cold. Gentle, observant, and steady, it turns a common backyard visitor into a small teacher of patience.