identity crisis...

...today

i've forgotten who i am... can you help? i don't know what species i belong to or what my name is... i'm just wandering around aimlessly - in the leaves... looking for berries or worms... in the cold...

so it was for this little fellow today... i saw him in the shadows - lurking - he kept moving and i didn't really think i'd be able to get him clearly... and i didn't think he'd look so intriguing after all my stalking either - i simply knew he was different because of his size... yet look at him with those spots and red stripe and that black patch across the chest.

i have no idea what this bird is other than bird... which is what i call all birds. i was only pleased that i caught him after all my stealth creeping through the bushes and didn't scare him away... until after i'd squealed like a little girl with glee... i so need to learn to contain myself. birds don't quite listen to me in the same manner that animals do - sigh...

if you can help to identify this little thing - that would be wonderful... he'd love to have his name back - his sense of belonging... it would make

for...

a

happy day.....