Kite call

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haiku, nature, ornithology, red kite, sheep, shepherd, wildlife

call of the red kite
sounds like a shepherd’s whistle
sheep take no notice

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

haiku – moon mist

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haiku, mist, sheep, snow, weather, winter

In midst of winter
snow, mist and a yellow moon
sheep cross horizon

haiku – chatter

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angling, haiku, morning, nature, sheep, snow, starlings, sunrise, weather

pink in morning sun
sheep and snow fleck bright green fields
starlings chattering

haiku – glowing sheep

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haiku, seasons, sheep, sunshine, winter

gap in the grey clouds
burst of sunshine on wet field
sheep glow against grass

Spooky

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ghosts, haiku, pullovers, sheep, valley

Sheep moving through mist
shapelessly through the valley
ghosts in pullovers