As of the composition of this document, my previous visit to the Audubon Centre at Riverlands occurred on the twenty-third day of the month of March of 2019, a day on which I relatively early awakened, although I eventually retreated to my bed before being awakened by my alarm clock, which preceded my meeting with Mother, which itself anteceded our venture to the Audubon Centre at Riverlands, which, as a result of its uninteresting nature, shall not be described in detail. Upon our arrival, we entered the indoor area of the facility and monitored some red-winged blackbirds (Agelaii phoenecii), who continue to be some of my most desired subjects for photography; after my suspicion of their presence was confirmed, I questioned the attendant of the desk about their preferred locations, and she, if I correctly remember the information, claimed to have noticed some of them in the front yard of the property, which pleased me. I thanked the Audubon woman and exited the indoor area to begin the process of searching for birds, which was initially somewhat unfruitful; the first activity which I saw was quickly revealed to be the work of house sparrows, who, while I do find their appearances to be likeable, are common nearly everywhere, and I did not wish to fill with photographs of dirty little immigrants the only CompactFlash card which I was carrying; they were therefore ignored in favour of some of the birds of the New World, such as a pair of Canada geese, who flew nearly directly overhead, and of whom one goose would have been the subject of a good photograph if the sky were partially cloudy. In addition to these geese, after walking a short distance, I encountered some members of Passerellidae, who were, after viewing the photographs in which they are visible, identified as being individuals of Spizelloides arborea, otherwise known as American tree sparrows, who were, during the exposures of the photographs which contain them, too skittish to be properly photographed, although I can again attempt to photograph them in the frigid months of 2020, 2021, or any subsequent year. Because we had been partaking in various activities around the Audubon Centre at Riverlands for a couple of hours, I decided to approach the parking lot, thereby facilitating the act of returning to Mother’s house.

After a male northern cardinal was photographed by me, he was followed by his handsome wife, who appeared to not fear me to a major extent; instead of remaining in very close proximity to her husband, she perched near me, possibly requesting that I photograph her. Shortly after this photograph was created, she and her husband flew over to another location within the reeds, one which was slightly more distant, then entirely vanished by together flying into the distance and eventually disappearing, and, although I would have appreciated the permitting of the creation of another photograph, the sight of a mated pair flying together always somewhat pleases me.

As always, constructive criticism pertaining to this photograph, my writing, or any of my other photographs would be joyfully received by me, because I rather strongly wish to improve the quality of my photography. The sugar-coating of criticism directed at my creations, or even me as a person, is unnecessary, and it often simply causes the man who criticised my work to appear to have been uncertain about the legitimacy of the criticism which he gave to me. Although I attempt to extract everything which is beneficial for me from every situation in which I am involved, the lack of confidence which is displayed by those who vigorously attempt to remove any offensiveness from their criticisms leads to my suspicion of the lack of advice which would affect my creations positively. Please verbosely explain to me any flaws which are present in this photograph and were directly caused by me, e.g., clipping highlights or shadows, if they are noticed.