Duck Raft [Haiku]

A "raft" (a.k.a. flock) of ducks float on Rudrasagar (Twijilikma) Lake in Tripura, India.
a raft of ducks
glides as a dense pack --
then one goes solo.

DAILY PHOTO: Chobe River (w/ Eagle)

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Innercity Magpie [Haiku]

sidewalk amblers
pass within inches
of unruffled magpie.

The Common Hoopoe [Lyric Poem]

Let me introduce the Common Hoopoe:
It can raise its crown when it wants to.
With me, it didn't (as you may have guessed;)
I suppose it was just unimpressed.

Heron [Haiku]

a heron stalks
amid rice seedlings:
mild Summer day.

Secondary Feeders [Haiku]

after harvest
cows stubble graze, &
egrets hunt in the wake.

Layover [Senryū]

migrating geese
on a layover
graze my lawn.

All Eyes [Haiku]

yellow fluff
clamped in a bird's beak -
now, the new leader.

Scurry [Haiku]

shore birds scurry,
evading rolling surf,
like playful kids.

Ostrich [Lyric Poem]

"Oh, beware the trotting Ostrich!"
I'd never, ever have thought which
Would be a real concern for me,
As I sit in cafes and libraries.