Tag Archives: birds

Hawk’s Nest

Posted on April 14, 2021 by landl30

the hawk’s nest bristles in the crook of branches towering ready for predator or prey * below our new neighbors have put up lovely bird feeders, swinging gently in the breeze. * Lunch. ==============

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7.20.2015 osprey mother slips away wing clipping the wire the talons beak fine strong corpus no longer matter in the world of instinct to be wounded is to die. she sits on the low timber, wing askew, … Continue reading →

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parched skinny sky – November 29

Posted on December 1, 2014 by landl30

11.29.2014 across a parched skinny sky flocks skim southward on an unconscious inner guide we know nothing of. aliens from feathers and fin we observe but connect not. stretched afar by our self-chosen distractions, we have lost touch. … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged animal knowledge, birds, choice, choices, dissonance, distanced, distraction, humans, innate, intuition, knowledge, migration, nature, observer | Leave a comment

red squirrel – November 15

Posted on November 18, 2014 by landl30

11.15.2014 red squirrel scurries in the snow nipping up kernels dropped by the birds who flit and skitter into the limbs above lest some predator notes their presence. circle of life. ——————-

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fat red cardinals – February 27

Posted on February 28, 2014 by landl30

2.27.2014 fat red cardinals gnarl onto the tube perches amidst bitter cold. how do they do it Lord. how do they put up with what we must flee and hide from inside our brick and wooden caves. are … Continue reading →

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nine round bodies – December 28

Posted on December 29, 2013 by landl30

12.28 nine round bodies stark black on bare branches against a blazing blue winter sky cardinals, as they turn profile, plump against the fringe of snow, wind and chill. they huddle and keep each other company, nestling to … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged birds, cardinals, cold, collaboration, companions, company, desperation, habitats, life, nesting, refuge, shelter, Winter | 1 Comment

birds are huddling – November 9

Posted on November 10, 2013 by landl30

11.9 birds are huddling on the feeding tube perches for food and protection as the blasts chill in, shivering in the shrubbery to generate body heat, as if the fire of life was not enough on its own to … Continue reading →

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as the weather comes in – October 30

Posted on October 30, 2013 by landl30

10.30 As the weather comes in the birds are coming out to the feeder tube where corn and black seed mix to fatten their blood for the chill and damps. little tough ones shake off some of … Continue reading →

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