Green Heron

blue and red feathers,

yellow eyes, and a black beak:

     why a Green Heron?

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

Common Yellowthroat

Common Yellowthroat
among the lakeside willows
- the first day of fall

Palm Warbler

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

Tufted Titmouse

making such a fuss
more than its size would suggest
the Tufted Titmouse

Summer Tanager

Summer Tanager

gorging on Florida's fruit

for strength to go south