Nocturnal Forest

Edited to include "creatures of the night" They wait for shadows to rush and fill their forest home. Then ushered in by the hoot of the owl or the whip-poor-will’s call, they appear as silently as the black of night itself. A fawn in hiding ambles over to a pebbled pool. Its family follows. Fireflies flicker about like tiny lanterns and the incessant murmur of insects fills the air. Somewhere – cloaked in darkness – a frog croaks. Soft splashes in the pool reveal ducklings paddling along. Creatures of the night - badgers, raccoons, and other tiny furry creatures - scurry through bushes foraging for prey smaller than themselves. Ears prick at the sound of a lone wolf’s howl. June 12, 2022