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flash of blue on wing poacher’s gun scares this shy bird rabbit takes to ground I wrote a poem for Tania's blue Jay contest but also wrote this about the jay we see in the UK - it is a member of the crow family 05/17/20

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John Watt

Date: 5/19/2020 11:33:00 PM

Great haiku, dear Jan. It's nice to know what you picture when you think of jays. He kind of has a smile like the Joker from Batman! Lovely little streaks of color on the wings. Thank you!

Paul Callus

Date: 5/18/2020 3:09:00 PM

Neither birds nor rabbits are safe from hunters' guns! I have never seen a jay like this one, but not surprised since we do not have so many birds over here. Hugs // paul

Jan Allison
Date: 5/18/2020 3:20:00 PM

The blue jay for the contest was so different to ours so I wrote 2 poems about them:-) hope all is good with you and the family:-) hugs Jan xx

Mystic Rose Rose

Date: 5/18/2020 8:07:00 AM

what a gorgeous bird Jan, wish hunters would stop killing our wild life, hope your keeping well during these hard time, sending love and prayers your way xo

Jan Allison
Date: 5/18/2020 1:00:00 PM

Thanks Pixie:-) hugs Jan xx

Barry Stebbings

Date: 5/18/2020 7:47:00 AM

A lovely bird. We sometimes see them in our garden. // Barry

Jan Allison
Date: 5/18/2020 7:57:00 AM

I've never seen one on the island but we used to get one in our garden when we lived in Birmingham:-) hope you are keeping well Barry:-) hugs Jan xx

Swetha Vangaveti

Date: 5/18/2020 3:33:00 AM

Thanks for exposing the beauty of this little creature :)

Jan Allison
Date: 5/18/2020 7:56:00 AM

Thanks for dropping by Swetha:-) hugs Jan xx

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 5/18/2020 12:34:00 AM

What a beautiful Jay Jan. Your haiku celebrates its demeanor and beauty. I only hunt with a camera. Lovely haiku my friend. xxoo

Jan Allison
Date: 5/18/2020 3:01:00 AM

Thanks Connie, I wrote this one too as I wanted to show the differences between our jay birds:-) hugs Jan xx

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/17/2020 8:12:00 PM

It's a cool looking bird too , Jan!! Nice!

Jan Allison
Date: 5/18/2020 3:00:00 AM

thanks Andrea:-) hugs Jan xx

Joseph May

Date: 5/17/2020 5:26:00 PM

Beautiful haiku Jan, love the blue on its wings

Jan Allison
Date: 5/17/2020 5:29:00 PM

Its such a pretty bird Joseph its many years since I've seen one:-) hugs Jan xx

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 5/17/2020 4:06:00 PM

Cool looking bird. ;0)

Jan Allison
Date: 5/17/2020 4:12:00 PM

I've not seen one for many years, they are beautiful birds:-) hugs Jan xx

Ilene Bauer

Date: 5/17/2020 4:05:00 PM

what a beautiful bird, jan! your poem does him justice...

Jan Allison
Date: 5/17/2020 4:11:00 PM

thanks Ilene I didn't know if i should write about our jay for the contest so I wrote 2 poems on the jay theme:-) hugs Jan xx

Gershon Wolf

Date: 5/17/2020 3:02:00 PM

You've painted a vivid picture, Jan. I can really visualize the scene. Nice! :) gw

Jan Allison
Date: 5/17/2020 3:03:00 PM

Thanks GW, I've not seen one for many years:-) hugs Jan xx

Tom Cunningham

Date: 5/17/2020 2:46:00 PM

They must be elusive Jan, I've never seen one, I'll keep my eyes peeled next time I go walking Tom

Jan Allison
Date: 5/17/2020 2:49:00 PM

They are really shy Tom, this one was called 'the pebble mill jay' as it lived in the trees by the tv studio which was near to where we lived:-) hugs Jan xx

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib

Date: 5/17/2020 2:34:00 PM

I've been waiting for this! A telling haiku; glad you included a photo... for a corvid, it even looks shy, as if to blend in with the sparrows. xomo

Jan Allison
Date: 5/17/2020 2:49:00 PM

Its a member of the crow family I have never seen one on our Island but we used to have one visit our bird table when we lived on the UK mainland:-) hugs Jan xx

Rico Leffanta

Date: 5/17/2020 1:55:00 PM

Guns scare the brave as well! Aloha! Rico

Jan Allison
Date: 5/17/2020 2:04:00 PM

True Rico, when we lived in the UK mainland we used to have a jay visit our bird table but even a door opening would scare it away into the trees:-( not seen one on our Island:-( hugs Jan xx