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Dragonfly [Haiku]

Posted on May 21, 2022 by B Gourley
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a dragonfly
alights on a boulder,
zipping to stillness

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Posted in haiku, insect, nature, poem, Poetry, wildlife | Tagged dragonfly, haiku, Insects, movement, poem, poetry, Stillness, wildlife | Leave a reply

Black Mamba [Kyōka]

Posted on May 20, 2022 by B Gourley
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one Black Mamba
slithers up beside its mate.
scheming whisper?
i fear as much, but then i
remember snakes have no ears

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Posted in Animals, Kyōka, poem, Poetry, tanka, wildlife | Tagged animals, Black Mamba, Kyōka, poem, poetry, Reptiles, snake, wildlife | 1 Reply

Pied Kingfisher [Haiku]

Posted on May 20, 2022 by B Gourley
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a pied kingfisher
perches in stillness...
one dive / one fish

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Posted in Animals, haiku, nature, poem, Poetry, wildlife | Tagged animals, birds, haiku, Kingfisher, nature, Pied Kingfisher, poem, poetry, wildlife | Leave a reply

DAILY PHOTO: Crocodile Pile!

Posted on May 20, 2022 by B Gourley
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Taken in May of 2017 at Kalimba Reptile Park

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Posted in Africa, Animals, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel, wildlife, Zambia | Tagged Africa, animals, crocodile, Kalimba Reptile Park, Lusaka, photographs, photos, pictures, reptile, tourism, travel, wildlife, Zambia | Leave a reply

Magpie [Haiku]

Posted on May 15, 2022 by B Gourley
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mountain magpie
flits from post to post,
skirting our camp

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Posted in Animals, haiku, nature, poem, Poetry, wildlife | Tagged animals, birds, haiku, Himalayan Magpie, magpie, nature, poem, poetry, wildlife | Leave a reply

Wild Yak [Haiku]

Posted on May 14, 2022 by B Gourley
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the cattle afar
turn sharp eyes upon me,
and i know they’re wild

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Posted in Animals, haiku, nature, outdoors, poem, Poetry, wildlife | Tagged animals, haiku, nature, outdoors, poem, poetry, wildlife, Yak | 1 Reply

Caterpillar Convoy [Haiku]

Posted on May 12, 2022 by B Gourley
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caterpillar queue
marches in lockstep
across the road

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Posted in Poetry, poem, nature, wildlife, insect, haiku | Tagged nature, poetry, poem, wildlife, haiku, insect, Caterpillar | Leave a reply

Brimming [Haiku]

Posted on May 1, 2022 by B Gourley
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rimmed with black tadpoles
& roiling with orange koi,
the lake brims with life

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Posted in Animals, haiku, Life, nature, poem, Poetry, wildlife | Tagged carp, haiku, koi, life, nature, poem, poetry, tadpoles, wildlife | 1 Reply

DAILY PHOTO: Chipmunk Bullfighter, Amritsar

Posted on April 25, 2022 by B Gourley
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Taken in Amritsar in April of 2016

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Posted in Animals, India, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel, wildlife | Tagged Amritsar, animal, Bullfighter, Chipmunk, Cloth, India, photographs, photos, pictures, Punjab, Squirrel, tourism, travel, tree, wildlife | Leave a reply

Ocean Awe [Haiku]

Posted on April 24, 2022 by B Gourley
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lost in ocean awe,
still enough that fish gather
in one's shadow

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Posted in Animals, haiku, poem, Poetry | Tagged animal, Awe, fish, haiku, Indo-Pacific Sergeant Major Fish, Ocean, poem, poetry, Stillness, Tropical Fish, wildlife | 1 Reply

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