Tag Archives: birds

#214- feast

late summer twilight

brown bats feast on unseen meals

birds roost in dark trees

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#210 – unseen

unseen mourning dove

sings haunting lonely ballad

taints summer morning

photo by Manyee DeSandies

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#209 – wresting

wresting worms from dirt

wriggling prize caught, robins flee

escape into trees

Photo by Steve Lau

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#208 – practice

young sparrows practice

garden fence  to azalea

testing young weak wings

photo be Kathryn Hedges

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#192 – Murder in the pear tree

flock of crows ascend

smart enough to flee the scene

eating newborn pears

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#186 – seeking

seeking swimming hole

mallard and her brood visit

summer brook is dry

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#181- deliveries

old bird delivers

fat worms to young in high nest

only until fall

photo by JJ37

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#167

first August morning
sparrows hop on dry, crisp grass
search for seeds, insects

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#164- water

wet, blue hunting ground
seagull emerges with catch
drops on rocks to free

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#161

they took breakfast fish
back to the treetop aerie
Mr and Mrs Eagle

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