owl sticks its head out, staring in silent rebuke as if to say: "Hey! I'm nocturnal. What's with all the ruckus?"
Nocturnal [Kyōka]
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Tag Archives: bird
Golden Pheasant [Senryū]
the Golden Pheasant looks committee assembled... by first graders
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Lost Song [Haiku]
the falls rumble -- a bird flies overhead, its song lost
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High Tree Hawk [Tanka]
the high tree hawk scans for prey from lofty heights; the rat scurries - unaware of far-flung foes, but side to wall all the same
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DAILY PHOTO: Botswanan Bee-eater on a Branch
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Parakeets [Haiku]
hanging off a ledge, parakeets fall into flight to their next perch
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Preening Hawk [Haiku]
Colca Canyon Condor Haibun
The condor soars, riding the updraft, its back sun-gilt, its wings stretched taught and flared at the tip, its head and eye swiveling seemingly independently, as if able to pierce any point with militant precision of vision. The condor is pure power, but knows the economy of the glide. The condor seeks something meaty, for to land on a desiccated pile of bones and fur is the worst kind of insufferable, and so he glides and watches... and glides and watches... with piercing eye and readiness to dive the condor soars
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Flight Sound Haiku
DAILY PHOTO: Pigeon Power!
Tiger Riding for Beginners 