Knock

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birds, Haiku, poem, Poetry, woodpecker

Even in the rain
Woodpecker’s daily visit
Knock knocking on wood

Moment

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birds, dawn, haiga, moon, morning, photo, photography, poem, Poetry, Quatrain, sparrow hawk

My five a m moon
Moment of contemplation 
Sparrow hawk speeds by
Glint of a high plane 

Thrash

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birds, cat, Haiku, nature, poem, Poetry, sparrows

Thin old ginger cat
muttering at the sparrows
frustrated tail thrash

Swear

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crows, Haiku, nature, pigeon, poem, Poetry

Three garrulous crows
Perched along a power line
Swear at a pigeon

Strut

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birds, Haiku, magpie, nature, poem, Poetry

with that certain strut
the magpie’s wear was formal
white waistcoat, black coat

Beat

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birds, nature, poem, Poetry, Quatrain, raven, weather

the raven’s wings
beat up beat down
and in the murky mist
were spectre like

Fly

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birds, nature, people, poem, Poetry, thoughts

Fledglings fledged and flown
Nest boxes standing empty
How our young ones fly

Tac

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birds, cats, Haiku, nature, poem, Poetry, wildlife

Blackbird’s ‘tac tac tac’
His ground predator alarm
Is it cat or me?

Hay

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farming, Haiku, kites, nature, poem, Poetry, rabbits

Farmer cutting hay
Rabbits running for cover
Kites circle for lunch

Vent

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birds, Haiku, nature, poem, Poetry, sparrows

Neighbour’s bathroom vent
Broken exterior flaps
Sparrows moving in

(The things that inspire!)