Here in North Wales we probably get more than the average amount of rain. Even so when looking through my haiku I was still surprised at the number that were about rain - and birds of course.
So here are a few haiku for a rainy day, arranged in a rather loose seasonal sequence ...
A Song Thrush Sings - Cameos of Birdlife #4
It’s early morning. Still dark. A pale moon hangs in the sky as the pre-dawn light rims the nearby mountains. A Buzzard mews; an owl hoots from the nearby woods. As the garden trees take shape a Song Thrush breaks into song - hesitantly at first; but then full and vibrant - lost in its own joy of singing ...
The Cry of a Gull - Cameos of Birdlife #6
I woke to the cry of a passing seagull - his call tossed about in the gusty wind - ‘flee, flee Jack, flee’1. For a moment I am a child again, at the seaside, in Cornwall. Gulls calling all around. But here in the foothills of Snowdonia we are more used to hearing the throaty ‘kronk’‘kronk’ of Raven and the ‘mewling’ of Buzzard. Perhaps I was dreaming ...
The Search - part six... continued https://gallowayfarm.wordpress.com/2022/05/17/the-search-part-six-continued/
Autistic at school: very highly recommend this talk from 2020 by @commaficionado. (The 8 year old confirms every single step of the getting-ready-in-the-morning story) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iRkMwTn43cI
How many bad apples ruin an orchard? Time for major changes in this rotten system.. When do we lock up these criminals?
@ShootingTimes @GWCT @DefraGovUK @NorfolkPolice @Natures_Voice @ClarenceHouse @BBCNews @SkyNews @guardianeco https://twitter.com/foxhiteam/status/1524418430622965762
Raptor Persecution on Hilborough Estate 2022.
Too many wildlife crimes in this clip to list here. A masked gamekeeper takes away a young goshawk from a trap baited with live pigeons. Police are investigating. Full video coming soon. Please RT. HIT.
http://huntinvestigationteam.org/hilborough
