Category Archives: wildlife

Ducks Adrift [Haiku]

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a pond in summer:
 ducks look like wooden toys,
  drifting leisurely.

Night Heron [Senryū]

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a night heron,
 up & about at sunrise,
  like diehard revellers.

Sparrow Curiosity [Haiku]

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a sparrow alights,
 investigates debris,
  flits away.

Duck Tracks [Haiku]

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ducks in a pond
 drift through the algae, 
  their track, self-healing.

Fishing by Feel [Haiku]

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herons & egrets
 wade in pond algae, 
  blindly fishing.

Cormorant Rules [Haiku]

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a cormorant
 waits a half-hour after
  swimming to fly.

DAILY PHOTO: Chobe River Scenes

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Summer Sunset [Senryū]

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harsh summer sun sets:
 baboon troops exit the woods,
  "Yeah, you'd better run!"

Bee and Butterfly [Haiku]

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bee & butterfly,
 drawn to the same fragrant bloom,
  work in harmony.

Deer Mind [Haiku]

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the deer goes still.
 I wonder, is its mind still,
  or in a sprint?