When Birds Filled the Parks

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The one thing that everyone loved to do in the capital city of Riga, Latvia when spring suddenly arrived was to walk in the parks. Living in the suburbs we were tired of plowing through snow and slipping on ice. We had walked in the woods when snow was still on the ground and particularly when it was falling because everything looked so beautiful. However, there comes a time when the white world becomes boring and you want to have a green world again. As soon as the dirty snow and slush were gone from the city streets we went into the city to walk in the parks. It was great to see the streets dry and the sun shining and we knew the parks would be full of birds of all kinds. Ducks remained in the city parks all year round and we would occasionally walk along the frozen canals to feed them but when the spring breezes blew it was great to see nature looking beautiful once more. Even the littlest birds were not afraid of the people walking in the parks. They had either been hiding out all winter or had arrived from some far-off place and were ready to scratch the moist ground for worms. Nothing could disturb them, especially during the first days of spring and that is how I was able to take such a close photo of that beautiful little bird. Now with spring coming again, I remember how lovely those days were and how the parks were filled with all kinds of birds.