Fury of wings Branches above A shriek Tiny talons Bounce head Duck! A robin? A sparrow? Red-Winged Blackbird? Trees above More flaps Another wack Squawk Cover head Walk faster Nest too near? Birdy P.Oed No starscape Danger foretold For todays Sidewalk walk Of the bird
a tangle of words treble stanza then braid them haiku a day wrap
sky clouds drift over where the new moon should have been daylight lunar toons
My unreasonable expectations have often led me down the path of irrational exuberance.
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Sounds like me watching out my front window yesterday as a pair of mockingbirds dive bombed a much bigger bird who sat on the wires and bobbed and ducked. Finally had enough and flew to the trees across the street. Only to be followed by a pair of mockingbirds.
Nature is fascinating. I have watched those birds stave off the bullies like blue jays and cardinals, but when they took on this bigger bird (small raptor bird, maybe?)…whew. I think the raptor just gave up and tried to fly away. Small but mighty those little ones!
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Sounds like me watching out my front window yesterday as a pair of mockingbirds dive bombed a much bigger bird who sat on the wires and bobbed and ducked. Finally had enough and flew to the trees across the street. Only to be followed by a pair of mockingbirds.
Given the chance all little raptors become birds of prey. Especially when they feel their territory is being challenged.
Nature is fascinating. I have watched those birds stave off the bullies like blue jays and cardinals, but when they took on this bigger bird (small raptor bird, maybe?)…whew. I think the raptor just gave up and tried to fly away. Small but mighty those little ones!