Small
is most definitely beautiful.
little
birds delight
meals
all day
crows,
jackdaws, rooks bully
shower
seed
longer
hangers
little
birds return
gorging
with glee
smiling
inside
jackdaws
imitate hummingbirds
flapping
indefatigably
desperate
to get seed
unsuccessful
crow
leans tips upside down
ungainly
gawky
balance
challenged
leaves
dissatisfied
rook
stands atop metal tree
watches,
intrigued
ravenous,
hungry
departs
empty
pheasant
balances atop fence
stretches
body, elongates neck
pecks
again,again, at plastic cover
confused,
befuddled abandons
ungainly
birds are beaten
frustration
beats them all
thwarted,
unfulfilled, foiled
starving
defeated
great
tits, blue tits, coal tits
robin,
sparrow, nuthatch
return
triumphant, feeding
small
is most definitely beautiful
26 comments:
Perfectly conjures up the scene for me and says such a lot about non-avian life too! I love it.
Love watching the birds with you. I will have to look up the jackdaws, I wasn't familiar with them.
Ravens are the most enjoyable to watch. They operate as a "community" and are very comical opportunists. The ravens in downtown Anchorage forage all day long in the trash. They have sharp eyes! And they are very comfortable around humans.
Fantastic picture of your bird table. Very colourful.
The Owl Wood: I watched, then I wrote and you liked it, I am pleased.
Out on the prairie: I wonder if you know the jackdaw by another name. Glad you were able to enjoy the birds with me.
Ina in Alaska: All the big birds have their place but that is not at my feeders!
Doris: Pleased you could see my birds.
They must've loved the seed :-)
And that's just the way it is outside my window! :)
Lisa @ Two Bears Farm: Not sure who liked it the most!
Nancy Claeys: That is why I wanted to put into words because so many of us feed birds in our gardens
I do love small birds, they're so pretty. And I've had a hawk try to take my dog, so I have to watch out for them!
I see you've turned word verification back on, I guess you must have had some spam too. It's unfortunate!
nice view of life & birds
Life and travelling
Cooking
Busy, hungry birds. This poem reminds me of watching the birds feeding in the garden while I was in England at Christmas time. Just as you say, the bigger birds hanging around hopefully and the little ones scattering now and then when the red kites swooped low.
Al: I don't have a dog so nothing to worry about there! We do have a lot of buzzards but they don't swoop down.
Ola: Thanks.
Lady M: Red Kites are not seen in Cornwall, we do have plenty of buzzards but the feeders are too close to the house for them to be a concern.Pleased it took you back to your trip here at Christmas. :)
A very lovely poem! And I sit wonering.. this would ahve been a great song as well.. with melody..
Nice weekend to you! :)
Wonderful poem, so happy to see the songbirds are triumphant. I hope you have a lovely weekend!
Viola:I had never thought of this as lyrics for song, an interesting idea. That you enjoyed a lot is great.:)
eileeninmd: Compliments received with thanks. The big black meanies are most definitely thwarted, still trying!
lovely descriptions of the lively bird interactions!
Nuthatches are moving northwards into Scotland, apparently they're in Edinburgh, but I've not had a definite sighting yet!
Crafty Green Poet: So pleased you enjoyed the bird interactions. I am fascinated by them.Nuthatches do not visit every day but do come sometimes.
Wow, such a plethora of birds you must see every day. This brought up so many great images. Thank you for the visit to my blog... christine
Quiet Paths: Welcome here. I have just been watching 3 hen pheasants cleaning up the dropped seeds from under the feeders. I do have a great variety of avian visitors.
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