That mammal stands a mile tall.
Far too proud to take a fall.
It lumbers on til days end,
nudging family round the bend.
Water hole. Day’s close. Circled up.
In the center stands a pup.
On infirm legs, the youth shakes
as adults stomp and earth quakes.
Predators stalk, but today’s odds
favor the prey and defy the gods.
hawk’s spiral swoop
snatches a sack skyward
morsels spilling
crow tugs rat carcass
like a combat comrade
cursing pal’s flab
Maribu meeting
looks formal: coat and tie
civil as Congress
Taken on September 30, 2017 at the Kamla Nehru Zoo in Ahmedabad
Above are male (hence, peacock) Indian Peafowl (a.k.a. Blue Peafowl or Pavo cristatus.)
Taken in June of 2015 near Manali
Taken in May of 2017 in Botswana
Taken at Amboseli National Park in May of 2017
Taken at Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary near Jorhat
Circling the wagons around the youngin’s
Ears out at dusk
Shaking head with ears out
Ears out and head aligned; Taken in April of 2017 in Botswana
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