Ever Conspicuous [Haiku]

even in tall grass,
the peacock stands out;
its neck metal blue

Strut [Haiku]

amorous pigeon
makes a mick jagger dance,
and he scores!

Sneak Peak [Haiku]

the chipmunk flattens,
crawling atop battlements
as if to glimpse foes

Buffalo Horn Limerick

There was a funny buffalo named Stitches
whose horns bent back like malformed glitches.
"Some horns are for goring
and others for warring,
but mine are for inaccessible itches."

Baya Weaver [Haiku]

plump dangling nests
of baya weavers are
ceaselessly revamped

Evidence [Haiku]

two shucked nuts
sit on a stone pillar --
no squirrel in sight

Winter Cardinal [Haiku]

swollen cardinal
looks like it's been gorging,
but it's winter puffed

Bat Hang [Haiku]

a flying fox hangs
from lush vegetation,
reaching monkey-like

Crow Gaze [Haiku]

Crow & Blossom; Ohara Koson (1910)
a crow alights
upon a flowery branch --
beak pointing at me

Snail Stealth [Haiku]

snail on a stone wall
remains still for hours on end;
on my next pass, gone