above the sidewalk
in the January breeze
nanday parakeets

Killdeer

on the soccer fleld
in strategic positions
twelve crying Killdeer

 

Loggerhead Shrike

hot June Afternoon

         a Loggerhead Shrike hunting

         from the ball field fence

Wood Stork

chasing with one foot

catching with its ivory bill

early May Wood Stork

Japanese Carp

winter afternoon

the Koi gather together

to share the sun's warmth

Eastern Phoebe

the Eastern Phoebe

as if on a rubber band

flies back to its perch

Gray Catbird

January 1st

the cry of the Gray Catbird

so loud in the cold

Blue-winged Teal

in the shallow pond

what a cool feather pattern

on the Blue-winged Teal

Indigo Bunting

on the empty branch

a lone Indigo Bunting

near a late fall leaf

Killdeer

newly fledged Killdeer
attempts to swim in the pond

parent is concerned