Herald

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birds, haiku, nature, poetry, robin, spring, storm

defying the storm
hanging on for all he’s worth
Robin heralds Spring

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!

empty

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avian, birds, haiku, humor, humour, ornithology, poem, robin, sprrows

sparrows just sit there
robin has less bounce, more mood
empty bird feeder

glow

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birds, haiku, poem, robin, snow, weather, winter

Reduced to mono

snow covered trees and hedges

robin’s red breast glows

The Voice

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birds, blackthorn, european robin, haiku, robin, songbird

hidden in blackthorn
a song celebrates the day
robin’s voice returned

Parent

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bird, dusk, evening, food, haiku, hunting, light, parenting, poem, robin

Evening shadows fall
Still the robin hunts the lawn
Hard working parent

Beware!

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birds, Bob, earwig, gardening, gardens, haiku, nature, robin, wildlife

(written in warmer weather)

Moving flower pots
Robin Bob picks off earwigs
Beware the big ones!

Comet

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birds, haiku, robin, season, songbirds, winter

Fluffed up cock robin
like a little red comet
Singing his heart out

challenge

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birds, dawn, european robin, garden, haiku, nature, ornithology, robin, song, tarritory, wildlife

 

as the sun rises
young robin begins his song
territorial

 

rehearsal

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birds, garden, haiku, mist, nature, ornithology, robin, seasons, weather, wildlife

 

rehearsing his song
a young robin fills the mist
silver notes cascade