Tag Archives: animals

Claw Harvesters [Common Meter]

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The crab, it had one tiny claw;
it couldn't be its first.
What kind of species harvests limbs?
Oh, they must be the worst.

Persistence of Youth [Senryu]

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baby macaque: 
no match for mom's
afternoon nap

DAILY PHOTO: Monkey See…

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Taken at Nandi Hills in 2014

Grazing Bull [Haiku]

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a grazing bull
sees its pond reflection,
but resumes forthwith

DAILY PHOTO: Bull Oversees the Line at Soylent Green Production Facility

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Taken on July 24, 2021 in Sigandur, KA, India

DAILY PHOTO: Black Spectacled Toad, Cambodia

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Taken on Phnom Bakheng in October of 2012

DAILY PHOTO: Giraffing to the Max

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Taken at the Giraffe Centre in Lang’ata, Kenya in May of 2018

Grazing Horse Tanka

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grazing horses
approach a cliff:
not watching
where they are going,
but knowing where they are

DAILY PHOTO: Wolf in the Woods, Veresegyház

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Taken in Veresegyház in the summer of 2011

Preening Hawk [Haiku]

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a hawk preens --
a break from unflinching
vigilance