Tag: wildlife

Roe deer

 

Two innocent fawns

break cover in the lane, sweet

and vulnerable.

 

by Scooj

Fledgling fodder

.

A convulsing mass

of tiny caterpillars;

great peril awaits.

.

by Scooj

Rose chafer

 

Emerald thunder

crashing through the shrubbery

sweet sound of summer.

 

by Scooj

Swifts

 

Familiar screech

decorating whitened skies;

a British summer.

 

by Scooj

Unexpected joy

.

Unusual find

beneath the garden decking;

secluded wren nest.

.

by Scooj

Nuthatch

 

Atop a tall ash

against a backdrop of blue

I catch a nuthatch.

 

by Scooj

Orange tip

.

Frenetic flight path

grabs my attention and then

those orange wing tips.

.

by Scooj

Mole

 

To live is to dig

small soft furry tunneler

to dig is to live.

 

by Scooj

Lyrebird

 

Antipodean

bird, supreme impressionist;

musical plumage.

 

by Scooj

Basking shark

.

A gentle giant,

pelagic plankton feeder;

Never too hasty.

.

by Scooj