Migratory Bird

About the Substack

Birdland is my home, the family farm in rural East Central Illinois. I live there with my husband, two silly dogs, a royal cat, a turkey, a flock of chickens, and a colony of bees. But during the school year, I teach in China. Thanks for reading!

About Mary Lucille Hays

Mary has one foot in the Illinois Prairie and one foot in Haining China, traveling between her two homes and writing about each for a few community newspapers.

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