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Sunday, 3 March 2024

Spring fields and garden birds


A twister springs up
Swirling wings in a grey sky
Seagulls storm the field


The farmer’s field lake
Grown fat with winter flooding
Now ducks feed for free

Through the window, here!
Robin acknowledges me
For windowsill seeds


Little wren hunts flies
While the blackthorn’s in full bloom
We share the blossom



Friday, 12 January 2024

Starlings and Garden Birds

 

Draped across the line
Pegged out like laundry drying
A starling blanket


Last light! Not home yet
Starlings stream past my window
Super-highway skies


Garden Birds

On the bird feeder
Robin, sparrow and bluetit
Playing seed roulette



Friday, 29 September 2023

Pembrokeshire Birds, September 2023

Kingfisher

Perched on a bare bough
Cloth of gold and blue; bright flag
Above the river

 

Little Egrets and Canada Geese

We are gathering
Where the river and fields wend
A way to feed us

Two waiters in white
Among the gaggle of guests
Riverbank dining

 

Red Kites

Red wings, white tails, wind
Almost gone, now returned here
To hunt the blue hills

 

Robin near St Davids Cathedral

Cheese sarnie and tea
Spare a crumb! Table hopping
And hoping for alms

 


Crow

Sizing me up, you
Decide my cake is crow food
Beachside corvid hops

 

Sparrows

A handful of crumbs
For a handful of small birds
Happiness is here



Wednesday, 11 November 2020

Ham Wall Haiku

These are from a recent trip to RSPB Ham Wall in Somerset, a beautiful reed-bed wetland.

 

Egret

The serene glide, low
Against the umber reed bank
Egret sails the wind





Woodpecker

Highest perch to hear
The wind pick up my holler!
Woodpecker’s beat poem


Mute Swan

This fine furled feather
Eloquently writes my frame
No swansong for me

 


Robin

A lone fisherman
Patient water margins wait
Red flag for dragonflies



Marsh Harrier

Bronzed sky warrior
Outstretched wings beat down clouds
Rain bringer arrives

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Egret

'Mirror, mirror on
The floor, who has the longest
Neck of all. Why me!'




Wednesday, 28 September 2016

Robin Redbreast

Wrapped in warm twilight
The dusk as red as your breast
Lay bare your heart's song  



Tuesday, 29 March 2016

Garden birds


After the storm, sun
And food for the garden birds
It's Spring for a day!

(Click on the photos for a larger view)


Jay




Dunnock



Blue tit


Greenfinch




Greenfinch & Great tit



Greenfinches





Robin