rain

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Australia, birds, haiku, nature, poem, poetry, weather

On a hot Australian afternoon

rain rattles red roofs
cockatoo cacophony
perfumed petrichor

Big Bird

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Australia, birds, haiga, haiku, nature, pelican, poem, poetry, robin, wildlife

exotic bird life
Australian Pelican
a robin it’s not!

Sun!

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Australia, birds, haiku, kookaburra, nature, poem, poetry, weather

On a change of climate

kookaburra calls
unmistakably Ozzy
sunshine for a month!

Rush

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birds, haiku, mist, nature, poem, poetry, starlings, walking, weather, wildlife

hill walk in the mist
grey, damp, extremely quiet
a rush of starlings

Warble

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birds, blackbird, garden, haiku, nature, ornithology, poem, poetry

common blackbird (Turdus merula)

garden visitor
his voice a golden warble
beautiful blackbird

Longing

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birds, haiku, poem, poetry, summer, sun, weather, winter

On Winter days

long shadows, short days
weary Sun too tired to climb
song birds long to sing

Duel

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birds, garden, haiku, nature, poetry, sparrows

On garden violence

sharp beaks stab and scream
with savage intensity
two sparrows duel

These two little garden birds were locked in a tumbling
avian punch up before separating and resuming their feeding.

Plans

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animals, birds, garden, haiku, nature, poetry, squirrels, wildlife

bird feeder war zone
squirrels seem to be beaten
they’re planning something!

Space

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birds, cats, haiku, loss, nature, poetry

Still an empty space
No replacement for old cat
Blackbirds on the lawn

rush

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birds, clouds, haiku, nature, poetry, starlings, weather, wildlife

On a winter evening

cumulus soars pink
way into the Winter blue
a rush of starlings

Always so dramatic, especially before a quiet sunset, the frantic flyby of thousands of starlings heading for their night time roost.