Duel

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birds, garden, haiku, nature, poetry, sparrows

On garden violence

sharp beaks stab and scream
with savage intensity
two sparrows duel

These two little garden birds were locked in a tumbling
avian punch up before separating and resuming their feeding.

Nap

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birds, death, haiku, life, nature, poetry, sparrows

On trying 4-5-4

fledgling sparrows
life gets underway
a napping cat

Thud

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bird, haiku, nature, poetry, sparrows, wildlife, windows

newly fledged sparrow
collides with kitchen window
I hate that dull thud

(she survived, flew away.)

Chirp

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birds, daffodils, haiku, nature, poem, poetry, sparrows, spring, weather

a grey day out there
even sparrows lose their chirp
but then, daffodils!

Steam

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birds, frost, garden, haiku, nature, poem, poetry, seasons, sparrows, weather, wildlife

On watching

Frost bright on rooftops
sun’s beams bring steam from bare slates
sparrows ruffle plumes

Unblinking

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birds, haiku, jackdaw, nature, sparrows, wildlife

Unblinking blue eyes
impeccable black plumage
jacdaw scares sparrows

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

bed day

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cold, haiku, seasons, sparrows, weather

North wind whistling
One of those ‘stay in bed’ days
Sparrows hide in pines

soggy

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birds, flowers, garden, haiku, nature, poetry, seasons, sparrows, summer, sunflowers, weather, wildlife

soggy sunflowers
not impressed by summer rain
bedraggled sparrows

Family

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birds, dynamics, family, feeding, haiku, humour, people, sparrows

Watching sparrows feed

Same family dynamics 

Kids scream, parents flap