Tag Archives: animals

Nocturnal [Kyōka]

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owl sticks its head out,
staring in silent rebuke
as if to say:
"Hey! I'm nocturnal.
What's with all the ruckus?"

Golden Pheasant [Senryū]

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the Golden Pheasant
looks committee assembled...
by first graders

Green Branch [Haiku]

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a brown branch
runs beside the green branch
that isn't a branch

Parakeets Eat [Haiku]

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two parakeets eat;
to my human eye,
one looks ashamed

DAILY PHOTO: Eyeballed by an Elephant

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Taken in May of 2017 in Chobe National Park

DAILY PHOTO: Creatures of the Gangtok Zoo

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Leopard; Taken in May of 2022 in the Himalayan Zoological Park of Gangtok, Sikkim
Leopard Cat
Red Panda
Palm Civet

Silent Hilltop [Haiku]

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horses graze
around the chorten,
in silence

Red Panda [Haiku]

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a Red Panda
awakens from its nap, walks,
and naps some more

DAILY PHOTO: What Do You Get When You Cross a Yak & a Cow?: A Dzo

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Taken in May of 2022 on the Goechala Trail in Sikkim

The Sleeping Cat [Tanka]

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the sleeping cat
yanks its head up to see
what fell & why,
and then goes back to sleep --
master slumberer at work