thaw

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birds, Haiku, nature, poem, Poetry, sparrows, weather

suddenly a thaw
freezing wind now a mere breeze
sparrows overjoyed

Shivers

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birds, Haiku, nature, poem, Poetry, sparrows, weather, wildlife

Bright Winter sunshine
sparrows sit catching the rays
do small birds shiver?

Fun

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birds, Haiku, nature, poem, Poetry, sparrows, wildlife

in a rain filled bowl
fledgling sparrows splash and splosh
bath time such good fun

Bedraggled

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birds, Haiku, nature, poem, Poetry, sparrows

rain falls in curtains
garden drought a memory
bedraggled sparrows

Tweets

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fledgling, garden, Haiku, nature, Poetry, sparrows

it’s raining sparrows
garden full of flying tweets
a fledgling fly fest

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