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01 Thursday Apr 2021

Posted by Bill Bisgood in Cymru, Haiku, nature, poem, Poetry, Welsh

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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

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Warble

23 Thursday Jan 2020

Posted by Bill Bisgood in Haiku, nature, photography, poem, Poetry

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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

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submerged

07 Thursday Nov 2019

Posted by Bill Bisgood in Haiku, nature, Poetry, seasons

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Tags

birds, garden, haiku, migration, nature, ornithology, poetry, starlings

fresh in from the north
thousands, thousands of starlings
bird feeders submerged

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Caught!

12 Friday Jul 2019

Posted by Bill Bisgood in ., Haiku, humour, nature, photo, photography

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birds, blackbirds, gooseberries, haiku, nature, ornithology, poem

There, I rest my case,
a fledgling caught in the act
could be a jailbird!

(Poor image, taken through window)

Better

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y fwyalchen

06 Monday May 2019

Posted by Bill Bisgood in ., Haiku, nature, poem, Poetry, Thoughts

≈ 13 Comments

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birds, blackbirds, fwyalchen, haiku, honey, melys, nature, ornithology, peace, poetry, silence, song, wales, Welsh

On a Welsh language haiku

can y fwyalchen
melys fel y mel cyntaf
yna, tawelwch

the blackbird’s song
sweet as the first honey
then, silence

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Brood

25 Thursday Apr 2019

Posted by Bill Bisgood in ., Haiku, nature, poem, Poetry

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

birdsong scarce today
blackbird has a hungry brood
her beak full of worms

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Hush

07 Sunday Apr 2019

Posted by Bill Bisgood in ., Blogs I Like, Haiku, nature, poem, Poetry

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Tags

bats, birds, garden, haiku, nature, ornithology, owls, poem, poetry, weather, wildlife

Between night and day

That moment, that soft, hushed breath

Owls, bats and bright stars

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Return

11 Monday Mar 2019

Posted by Bill Bisgood in ., Blogs I Like, Haiku, photo, poem, Poetry, seasons

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Tags

birds, haiku, nature, ornithology, osprey, poem, poetry, raptors, seasons, trout, wildlife

On seeing a wondrous visitor

from west Africa
ospreys return for Summer
trout are not impressed

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Dancers

10 Sunday Feb 2019

Posted by Bill Bisgood in ., Blogs I Like, Haiku, nature, poem, Poetry, weather

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Tags

birds, blackbirds, dance, dew, haiku, morning, nature, ornithology, poem, poetry, weather

hop, skip and a jump
blackbirds dance in morning’s dew
brightest orange beaks

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Wingtips 2

09 Wednesday Jan 2019

Posted by Bill Bisgood in ., Blogs I Like, Haiku, nature, poem, Poetry

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Tags

birds, dance, haiku, nature, ornithology, passion, passionate, poetry, red kites, sky, tango, waltze, wildlife

On more kite watching

Kites still sky dancing
More a tango than a waltz
red bronze feathers flare

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