Archive for the 'Haiku' Category

Haiku #30: Warning Call

Golden crests sunlit
Glow as cockatoos warn
Of an intrusion.

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Sulphur Crested Cockatoo

Sulphur Crested Cockatoo

Haiku #29: White Egret

White egret
Solemnly stalks
In stately slow motion.

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Haiku #28: Ancient Gum Trees

Ancient gums trace
High water marks around
The grey shoreline.

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Haiku #27 Nativity

A lamb and a donkey
Watch over the sleeping babe
In that crude manger.

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Haiku #26 Blue Wren

Superb Blue Wren
Sits atop the grevillea –
A beacon of beauty.

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Superb Blue Wrens are one of Australia’s most loved and most beautiful birds. These endearing birds are common in parks, gardens, picnic grounds and the bushland areas of south eastern parts of the country. The photo below shows a female on the left and a male in full breeding plumage on the right.

Superb Blue Wrens

Superb Blue Wrens