swoop

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birds, death, Haiku, hawks, nature, poem, Poetry, sparrow

such a little death
though not, of course, for the mouse
sparrow hawk’s swift swoop

Yesterday I witnessed three sparrow hawk attacks within an hour; one unfortunate mouse, a somewhat plucked but fortunate collar dove and a lucky sparrow.

Cheep

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birds, Haiku, nature, poem, Poetry, sparrow

cool in the kitchen
the fridge chuckles to itself
outside, sparrows cheep

melt

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birds, Haiku, nature, Poetry, snow, sparrow

snow melts
grass emerges
a fallen sparrow

Ruffled

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begonia, birds, flowers, gardens, haiku, nature, poem, poetry, sparrow, weather

On a windy summer’s day

clouds are rushing North
begonia petals strewn
sparrow tails ruffled

Tracks

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birds, frost, haiku, nature, poem, poetry, sparrow, sunshine, weather, wildlife, winter

A bright, crisp, clear day
visiting snow clouds passed by
sparrow tracks in frost

wary

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birdwatching, blackthorn, haiku, hawk, nature, ornithology, photograph, photography, sparrow

In her blackthorn tree
sparrow enjoys morning sun
wary eye for hawk

visited

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birds, haiku, poem, sparrow, wildlife

Through open window
sparrow flies in, lands, flies out
Nobody noticed

fatality

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birds, death, fatality, haiku, life, seasons, sparrow, winter

overcome sparrow
laying on the frozen ground
tough time for small birds

 

 

chirpy

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birds, birdsong, haiku, mist weather, pine tree, sparrow, wildlife

 

small, in a pine tree
a lone sparrow in the mist
chirps a two note song