Birds In All Seasons

poetic trilling of joyful greedy song birds in summer
faded pink male cardinals swoop and flip
running red squirrel flashes tail 

excited white-tailed deer knocks down bird feeder
mushy wet birdseed is now on the ground
bashed in red feeder lies limp and helpless 

october transmogrifies rapidly into december
holiday activities are keeping farmers busy
wife is not filling feeders as diligently 

snuggly nights get longer and darker
ice and snow brings in frost from the north
squirrels are in hiding now 

feeder is emptying fast
hoggish crows, cardinals and wrens 
blue jay watches and waits, uninvited
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Hankins Avatar
October 29, 2022 at 6:53 PM
I used to get so angry when the Blue Jays would chase away the other birds and then scarf up all the seeds for themselves. They can be real bullies.
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October 30, 2022 at 4:45 PM
My blue jay is a gentleman - he waits for all others to feed
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