Articles in the Birds Category

9 Mar 2010 | No Comment | Birds »

The twists and turns of an ambitious young starling.
 

Have you a better way to go crazy?
 
Twists and turns of an ambitious young starling

4 Mar 2010 | 2 Comments | Birds »

A Black-capped Chickadee hovers mysteriously,
the point where speed meets gravity and an overcast day
is lit by a small missile.

 
A Black-capped Chickadee hovers where speed meets gravity

2 Mar 2010 | No Comment | Birds »

A White-breasted Nuthatch promises the impossible,
a figment of my imagination,
charming and rude all at once.

 
A White-breasted Nuthatch promises the impossible

21 Feb 2010 | 3 Comments | Birds »

Not enough energy? Rebellious songbirds show off,
rolling and tumbling, tangled-up in battle.

 
Rebellious songbirds show off, rolling and tumbling, tangled-up in battle.

11 Feb 2010 | One Comment | Birds »

A Northern Cardinal seems to mock the shackles of winter’s tether.
 

Her crimson cries are a sonic portal to spring.
 
Northern Cardinal mocks the shackles of winter's tether

9 Feb 2010 | One Comment | Birds »

Two starlings tangled, twisted and knotted tight,
ravaging the symmetry of the winter sky.
 
Two starlings tangled, twisted and knotted tight

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Jennifer Kautz sent me poem inspired by a starling image from my post ‘Competition ain’t nothin’:
 

Leaving the past behind
 

Am I freed from the shackles of my past?
I have confronted my dragons
though painful and hurtful the mirror does shine
to thee I did not love
misunderstanding the lesson
for I could not vow to another
what I could not give to myself
but in shedding I could renew my own love
and leave those behind that were not to the task
for I am the most capable of all!

31 Jan 2010 | 2 Comments | Birds »

The aftermath of a skirmish over a seed,
a pair of finches bicker throughout the morning,
the loser falling away,
ready to fight again.

 
A skirmish over a seed, the loser falling away, ready to fight again

28 Jan 2010 | 2 Comments | Birds »

I’m bewildered by a fierce and determined grackle,
his motivations murky, leaving unanswered questions
in his angry wake.

 
Fierce and determined grackle leaves unanswered questions in its wake

19 Jan 2010 | 4 Comments | Birds »

A male house finch cries out in judgment,
not sure he likes the 21st Century.

 
A finch passes judgment on the 21st Century

17 Jan 2010 | 3 Comments | Birds »

A fearless bundle of wings and fury
enough to set every bone a-tremble,
a grackle hangs tough.

 
A grackle hangs tough, a fearless bundle of wings and fury

10 Jan 2010 | 5 Comments | Birds »

Feeling rather lightheaded and footloose watching this snowy songbird
making his rounds in a cold, still world.

 
A snowy songbird making his rounds in a cold, still world