Return

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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

Wingtips

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beauty, birds, haiku, hawks, kites, nature, poem, poetry, raptors, sky, wildlife

Two red kites circle
almost wingtip to wingtip
elegance, beauty

A moment

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buzzard, hawks, kite, nayure, passion, poetry, raptors, red kites, weather

 

The hills are made invisible by an evening mist.
Against this a kettle of five hawks,
three red kites and two buzzards,
spiral in the diffused golden light,
unhurried, synchronised, perfect.
It is a moment of poetry,
of passion  and perfection
that I am privileged to witness.

Snack

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haiku, hawk, nature, poem, poetry, raptors, sparrows, tragic

Six fledgling sparrows
perch unheeding on shed roof
Quick snack for a hawk

Visitor

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blood, death, feathers, haiku, hawks, nature, raptors, red, sparrow hawk, wildlife

Sparrow hawk visits
Quick cloud of small white feathers
A red bloom opens

getting the bird

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bantams, chickens, farming, haiku, nature, raptors, sparrow hawk, wildlife

neighbour’s new bantams
and marauding sparrow hawk
not compatible

Haiku – no mercy

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birds, goshawk, hawks, nature, pheasant, raptors

pheasant hen screaming
goshawk tearing at its breast
there is no mercy