Flycatchers abound
Balmy afternoon
By southeastern lake
They fly around me
Swooping and darting
One lands finally
An eastern kingbird
Perched high in a tree
Next day undeterred
I walk by a swamp
And for goodness sake
It’s a gray kingbird
That swoops from the sky
It may be absurd
Is the app faulty?
Same bird possibly
dVerse MTB: An Octameter for August and Sara Teasdale, hosted by Laura Bloomsbury
JJJ Interactive Books 
A delightful bird octameter, Jennifer!
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Thank you, Kim! 😊
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You’re most welcome, Jennifer!
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This was fun to read! I do enjoy bird watching.
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Thank you! 😊
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great subject for this Octameter poetry style – not an easy one but your poem reads very clearly and the touch of humour was a bonus
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Thank you! 😊
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Do you use an app for birdwatching?
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Not really. I use a feature on my iPhone’s photo app to identify some of the birds I photograph.
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Ah! I understand now. I asked because I love learning about birds I see. I enjoy watching them.
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I know some birdwatchers use Merlin to identify birds. I believe it can identify them by sound as well, which is probably easier than getting a good photo.
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I see that these are the shrikes of your hemisphere
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