My Friend and author Maria Ruth is writing a book about Pigeon Guillemots and diving deep into her subject. She and her crew are doing original research, learning about this bird’s behavior, habits, adaptability, and the sounds they make.
One noticeable thing about these birds is their bright red feet. So I found one of the only larger feathers with red on one side of the shaft and black on the other that could lend themselves to creating these red feet on the black body: the Amazon Parrot secondary wing feathers. I titled this piece, Guillemot Creates Starfish. Just a note: the Guillemot likely did not create starfish by pulling down the stars, that was the direction of my creativity. But I am not ruling it out. Who knows what Maria will next discover about these birds? Look for her book in 2025 from the publisher, The Mountaineers.