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Calico Bird

I am aware that my back Is painted in patterns abstract Calico colors in fact Adorned by quite the artist dVerse Poetics Art in Nature hosted by Melissa Ronovan’s Ovi Poetry Challenge 82: AWARE

Plovers

Scampering through the quagmire On deft little feet Catch us if you can I. J.’s Birds of the Week Invitation XCVII RDP Friday! Quagmire! hosted by Martha

Curious brown bird Striking eyes colored yellow Pops up from the bush And rests there quite mellow Back into the thicketIt thrashes about The shrubbery wobbles The bird pops back out It flies to a tree And a few songs it croons From a large repertoire Of improvised tunes I. J.’s Birds of the WeekContinue reading “Brown Thrasher”

Palm Tree Pecker

What tap-taps on the palm tree? It’s red head bobbing greedily Inside the tree a hole is pecked Within which hides treasured insects What shriek-shrieks assertively?Wanting a taste of the bounty The woodpecker is not deterred Ignoring the cries of the coveting bird dVerse Quadrille #212: What the What? Lens-Artists Challenge #324: In the DetailsContinue reading “Palm Tree Pecker”

A Haibun: Chukar Partridge

A steep hike up a rocky cliff for a better view of the Great Salt Lake. Strange bird sounds heard in the distance. Where are they coming from? We climb rock after rock seeing nothing, until we are startled by a covey of Chukar rising from the underbrush. Chukar Partridgeswell hidden in the sagebrushmake anContinue reading “A Haibun: Chukar Partridge”

Western Meadowlark

Flashes of yellow Darting the periphery Come into focus I. J.’s Birds of the Week Invitation LXXXIV Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Peripheral by Gerry C. and Sue W.

Red-Tailed Hawk

High Rest spot It perches unsettled Shares a fleeting moment Soars W3 Prompt #125: Wea’ve Written Weekly poet of the week, Sarah, prompts us to write an Elfje on the theme ‘soar’. I. J.’s Birds of the Week Invitation LXXXII

Willet

Will the willet find what it’s looking for? Will it find a mollusk along the shore? Will it find itself on a sandy beach? Will it remain just out of reach? Will the willet run a little quicker? Will it try its best to avoid a picture? I. J.’s Birds of the Week Invitation LXXVII

Anhinga

wide-spread wing posture solar heat energizes ready for fishing I. J.’s Birds of the Week Invitation LXXIV Terri’s Sunday Stills: On the #Wing

A Haibun: Ruddy Turnstone

Walking along a waterfront in a North Carolina fishing village, I came upon several ruddy turnstones skittering atop the breakfront. I was excited to find a new to me bird and surprised to learn these are fairly common. Pretty little birdsFrolicking along the shoreHappy to meet you I. J.’s Birds of the Week Invitation LXXII