Category: 1. Haiku

Oystercatcher

 

Rockpooling alone

and ‘peet peeweet’ on the breeze

sweet sounds of my past.

 

by Scooj

Goldcrest

 

This smallest of birds

restless, flits from tree to tree;

see the yellow flash.

 

by Scooj

 

  • Sweet joy…I saw one of these in the garden this morning.

Visiting time

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Looking for a chair

and refining bedside chat

feels a bit awkward.

.

by Scooj

The ward

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The old man in bed

dreaming wild morphine daydreams

sleep after the fall.

.

by Scooj

Sprinter

 

Enough already!

Winter’s tendrils holding fast,

bring me some sunshine.

 

by Scooj.

Edible crab (Cancer pagurus)

 

Piecrust carapace

and defensive demeanour;

unfortunately.

 

by Scooj

  • The edible or brown crab is the most important commercial crab species in Europe.

Hummingbird hawkmoth

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Nectar specialist

with a convergent design

ultra-fast wingbeat.

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by Scooj

  • Seen on the hill overlooking Barcelona.

Opah

 

Searching the oceans

vermillion, scimitar fins,

moonfish so striking.

 

by Scooj

 

Monk parakeet

Screeching green flashes

fly from palm top to palm top

busy nestbuilding.

 

by Scooj

 

  • A native of Argentina, this parakeet is quite at home in Barcelona which boasts the largest European population. Probably not entirely welcome, but suitably exotic.