American Redstart

hunting in the oak
an American Redstart
three days from Easter

Palm Warbler

stars on the shoulder
bright colors
late March Palm Warbler

Yellow-throated Warbler

the singing tongue of
a Yellow-throated Warbler
is more often heard

Black-throated Blue Warbler

autumn equinox:
a Black-throated Blue Warbler
hiding in an oak

Palm Warbler

two more summer days:
darting around the college
the first Palm Warbler

Prairie Warbler

                         I know you didn't

                         follow me to work today,

                         Prairie Warbler, yet . . .

American Redstart

fall breezes in as
an American Redstart
flies from limb to limb

Yellow-throated Warbler

I didn't intend -
O Yellow-throated Warbler -
to make you angry

Yellow-throated Warbler & Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

     Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

     with Yellow-throated Warbler

     chasing the same bugs

Green Heron

                          the very long neck

                          conveniently collapses

                          for a Green Heron

Tricolered Heron

must feel he's hidden
behind a few blades of grass
Tricolored Heron

Green Heron

still and empty lake
suddenly a Green Heron
skims through the silence

Cooper's Hawk

the young Cooper's Hawk

hides among the oak's branches

with a fresh dead rat

Common Yellowthroat

the harsh "chuck" of the
female Common Yellowthroat
moves around the lake

Waterthrush

cyprus tree at dawn

by the lake, a Waterthrush

in the morning sun

Northern Waterthrush

Northern Waterthrush
flying among the bushes
just above the ground

Surf Scoter

 

the Surf Scoter's bill

glistening in the sunlight

after a long dive