Wisp

This morning I read an article in Orion Magazine about a small shorebird, the Calidris canutus rufa – commonly known as the red knot. Writer Deborah Cramer penned a number of essays that accompany paintings of the birds done by artist Janet Essley. These little birds, just the size of a robin, make one of the longest journeys on the planet, from South America to the Arctic and back again in their yearly migration. Along the way, they sustain themselves with Horseshoe crabs in Delaware and mud sn...