Tag Archives: wildlife

DAILY PHOTO: Line of Elephants on Barren Earth

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Photograph taken in Amboseli National Park in Kenya of a line of elephants traipsing out of the shelter of trees across bare soil.

Desert [Haiku]

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Photograph of mountainous desert with bare soil high in the Andes. 
hard, compact earth
 where nothing grows;
  bird hops, then flies off.

PROMPT: Best Excuse

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Daily writing prompt
What is the best excuse you have heard lately?
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“I was tossed by a bison.”

Jinky Orbits [Haiku]

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Photograph of greens hills taken from the Netravati Peak Trek in Karnataka, India 
butterflies
 mingle jinky orbits
  above tall grass.

DAILY PHOTO: Mussoorie Macaque Portrait

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Photograph of a Macaque monkey taken in Mussoorie in Uttarakhand, India.

Rogue Ducks [Senryū]

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Photograph of Neermahal Palace on Rudrasagar Lake in Tripura, India.
ducks float
 on the royal lake
  in breach of edict.

Bird’s Eye [Senryū]

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the bird's head turns
 so one eye is upon me,
  something grows cold.

DAILY PHOTO: Log-Loving Creatures of Mysore Zoo

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Photograph of a bear taking rest on a log at Mysore Zoo.
Photograph of a leopard on a log at Mysore Zoo.
Photograph of a snake in the reptile house of Mysore Zoo.
Photograph of a Chimp with a stick at Mysore Zoo

Duck out of Water [Epigram]

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Photograph taken in the Halasuru neighborhood of Bangalore of ducks in water.
The "duck out of water"
   might just take to flight.

Toad’s Time [Senryū]

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Photograph of a Fire-Bellied Toad taken near Gyeongju, South Korea.
toad looks primed to leap;
 i watch... and watch..., but no.
  glancing back; it's gone.