Golden Pheasant [Senryū]

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

Parakeets Eat [Haiku]

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

Pied Kingfisher [Haiku]

a pied kingfisher
perches in stillness...
one dive / one fish

Magpie [Haiku]

mountain magpie
flits from post to post,
skirting our camp

Plotting Crows [Haiku]

two crows stand
on a branch in parallel;
the plot is afoot

Cow & Egret [Haiku]

the egret turns
as if to spurn its cow,
but it'll be back

Snow Birds [Haiku]

a snowy park.
chubby birds flit about
in search of seed

DAILY PHOTO: Elephants & Cattle Egrets

Taken in May of 2017 in Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Preening Egret [Haiku]

the preening egret
twists its head under wing;
its birdness wanes

Two Pigeons [Haiku]

two pigeons,
flapping out of synch --
yet in unison