Rare Bird Alert

3 Black-bellied Plovers were sighted at Ellis Lake/ West Chester Wetlands (a.k.a. Firebird Lane) yesterday afternoon. These very distinct Plovers are easy to spot with solid black starting from the head and extending down to the belly, hence the name. And if your plans are to make a visit make sure you listen for the Bell’s Vireo.

A Birder’s Haiku

Dedicated to the birder, as we start our week.

Today’s haiku has a little story behind it and how it came into being. As with any kind of poetry there needs to be some inspiration and today’s haiku is no exception. I was reading the blog “Some Little Crum Creek” the other day and the captions that were written for a series of pictures had that kind of feel. So I wrote in the comment section to see if the author would mind me writing a haiku inspired by his description.

Besides woodland stream

in Maple and Mulberry

Black-throated Blue sings

A Birder’s Haiku

Dedicated to the birder, as we start our week.

Dawns forest, stillness

small creatures awake to sing

with life’s renewal

A Birder’s Haiku

Dedicated to the birder, as we start our week.

Starry starry night

a Woodpecker pecks

at astral silences

By Narayanan Raghunathan

A Birder’s Haiku

Dedicated to the birder, as we start our week.

The morning dew shines

as Springs green tinted landscape

comes alive with song.

A Birder’s Haiku

Dedicated to the birder, as we start our week.

A Dove pecks

another Dove prunes

the third Dove is still