‎4 the Birds - Nature Haiku

‎4 the Birds - Nature Haiku

Birds whistle bright tunes
greeting dawns awakening
fly away too soon
...
Gambel Quail mom leads
dashing bush to bush quickly
chicks all in a line

Kingfisher dives strong
swiftly strikes its catch splashing
dripping wings fly high

Red tailed hawk on high
circling flowing wind tunnel
sharp eyes are watching

Wings constant motion
carries hummingbird to find
nectar filled blossum

Roadrunner wrestling
coils of rattlesnake winding
dodging poison strike

Great blue heron perch
high over flowing river
watching waiting dive

Bird of arid home
nests in cactus saguaro
prickly spines protect

Cactus Wren

Kayak meanders
the rivers way exploring
eagle soars above

Willow Flycatcher
migrate to / fro Mexico
fitzbew, fitzbew, whit

Tweet, chirp, whistle, scream
twitter, croak, caw, warble, bark
chortle, peep, laugh, cheep

High desert visit
Nests of twigs grass pine
Tanagers arrive in spring

Little bird sings big
songs of joy and flirtation
not for long alone

Heron perches high
in tall trees over river
where fish swim and hide

Kingfisher dives swift
spearing shy silver shadows
disappears on high

Nectar sweet flowing
red blossums nodding with breeze
hummingbird sipping

Cactus wren alights
on prickly pear at sunrise
watching for insects

Desert dawn rising
roadrunner skimming desert
fine dust cloud follows