Hunter

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birds, blackbirds, Haiku, nature, poem, Poetry

head to one side

a blackbird listens for worms

orange eyed, alert

skit

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birds, Haiku, hope, nature, poem, Poetry, swallow

hopes lift, skit skyward
as with a summer’s surprise
a swallow flies by

Today

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birds, Cymru, Haiku, nature, ornithology, osprey, poem, Poetry, wales

I watched two ospreys
newly arrived for the summer
soar over Welsh hills

pot

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birds, Haiku, jacdaw, nature, nest, poem, Poetry

a beak full of twigs
an inviting chimney pot
one happy jacdaw

Who?

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birds, Haiku, humor, humour, nature, poem, Poetry, tree

shadowed pine tree
hidden wood pigeon
Muttering

trained

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birds, blackbird, Haiku, nature, poem, Poetry

blackbird calls for lunch
her bright orange eye demands
she has me well trained

Ruffled

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birds, Haiku, nature, poem, Poetry, robin, weather

singing his heart out
ignoring ruffled feathers
robin with tailwind

thaw

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birds, Haiku, nature, poem, Poetry, sparrows, weather

suddenly a thaw
freezing wind now a mere breeze
sparrows overjoyed

Peck

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birds, cold, garden, Haiku, ice, nature, poem, Poetry, wildlife, winter

such frail little birds
pecking at a frozen pond
no respite from cold

(If possible, please remember to leave out some water 🐦)

safe

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birds, Haiku, HOLLY, nature, poem, Poetry

green spiked holly tree
blackbird’s dark sanctuary
from hawks and cold winds