Wingtips 2

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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

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.

trials

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death, haiku, life, nature, red kites, seasons, sheep, snow, weather, winter

watched by three red kites
old ewe struggles over snow
winter’s last cruel throw

Hunting kites – haiku

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farming, haiku, nature, red kites, scavenging, sillage, tractors

Tractor back and forth

Geometric lines of grass

Kites follow for prey

haiku-springtime retreat

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kites, lamb, nature, red kites, spring, springtime, wind, winter

On the frozen field
red kites pick at a dead lamb.
Springtime in retreat