Tag Archives: birds

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

Parakeets Eat [Haiku]

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

Pied Kingfisher [Haiku]

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

Magpie [Haiku]

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mountain magpie
flits from post to post,
skirting our camp

Plotting Crows [Haiku]

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

Cow & Egret [Haiku]

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

Snow Birds [Haiku]

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

DAILY PHOTO: Elephants & Cattle Egrets

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Taken in May of 2017 in Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Preening Egret [Haiku]

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