To Walk or Not to Walk? [Haiku]

an egret saunters
 with purpose as the insect
  stands stock still.

Crab Scramble [Haiku]

a crab scrambles.
 below: rocks and 
  roiling water

Winter Crow [Haiku]

in winter,
 a crow perches on a pole,
  once a scarecrow

Tail Whip Splash [Haiku]

silence
 in the koi pond; then:
  a tail whip splash

Hawks in Flight [Haiku]

three hawks fly,
 but look like one hawk
  in three time slices

Crab Gravity [Haiku]

a crab on a rock -
 another above, who's to say
  who's upside-down?

DAILY PHOTO: Portrait of a Crow

Crab Awareness [Haiku]

the crab that scurries
when i come within ten feet,
caught unaware by waves

Kingfisher [Haiku]

the kingfisher
surveys the Arabian Sea
in kingly fashion

Crow Fight [Haiku]

two crows wrestle,
spiraling to the ground.
big, black maple seed