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Eagle

steller's sea eagle
perching on frozen birch tree~
stargazing at dawn 


17 March 2022

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Bird Haiku Poetry Contest 
Sponsored by Tania Kitchin
1st place


Notes: Steller’s sea eagle, one of the world’s largest raptors, with a wingspan of nearly three meters. There are no more than 5,000 of these magnificent birds worldwide and nearly half the population congregates on the sea ice in Hokkaido, Japan each winter.(britanicca.com)

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Caren Krutsinger

April 9, 2022 at 12:33 AM

Congratulations! I really would love to see one of these in person now.

Kim Rodrigues

April 2, 2022 at 9:42 AM

Great imagery and photo accompaniment!

Paula Goldsmith

March 29, 2022 at 1:12 PM

Congratulations on your win. A wonderful write/picture. Thanks for adding your note at the bottom. Have a blessed day...............

Eve Roper

March 28, 2022 at 9:14 PM

Great imagery, JCB , congratulations on your win on Tania Kitchin's Bird Haiku contest.

Andrea Dietrich

March 28, 2022 at 9:02 PM

back with congrats. And may i say, that last line is amazing

Kim Rodrigues

March 28, 2022 at 8:48 PM

Congratulations, JCB

Paulette Calasibetta

March 28, 2022 at 8:49 AM

Congratulations on your winning entry! Beautiful and quite informative~ :)Paulette

Sara Kendrick

March 28, 2022 at 6:07 AM

Congrats on this winner. Way to go. I am not familiar with this particular species. The Southern Eagle is coming back to the south. Our daughter has seen one on their homestead. Sara

Christuraj Alex

March 27, 2022 at 8:20 PM

"stargazing at dawn" - Beautiful. Congratulations!

James Marshall Goff

March 27, 2022 at 7:41 PM

Cool 'ku JCB congrats!

Malabika Ray Choudhury

March 27, 2022 at 4:46 PM

Huge congratulations on your top win. Love the last line! To my faves ~ Mala

Tania Kitchin

March 27, 2022 at 4:22 PM

JCB, congratulations on your first placement with your beautiful haiku, a Steller's eagle has recently been spotted in New England.

JC Brul

March 27, 2022 at 7:16 PM

Oh, wow! Thank you for the info and for my first placement. All the best.

Andrea Dietrich

March 25, 2022 at 12:41 PM

Wow I never heard of it but I love where you went with your imagery

Susan Ashley

March 24, 2022 at 10:26 AM

Dear JCB, your stellar imagery takes me to the quiet solitude of moment. You portray the beauty of Nature with the grand gift of your golden pen.. an exquisite haiku, my dear friend. Warmest wishes and hugs.. ~Susan