My Calendar of Haiku - September
It’s around 9 o’clock in the evening - already dark. A brief respite from the rain; the full moon (almost) playing ‘peek-a-boo’, through the clouds. The street light flickers - on - off - on. Our garden Robin sings from a hazel in the hedge. Just for a moment ...
The Magic of Birdsong: A fine fresh morning - the sun streaming through the bedroom window - slightly open, the red and white gingham curtains moving gently in the morning air - dust motes caught for a moment - faerie dust, shining like tiny golden stars; the incessant chatter of House Sparrow and the garbled chuckling, whistling and mimicry of Starling from the cottage eaves and chimney pots; Green Woodpecker laughing from the nearby Ash; And Cuckoo calling from the copse across the fields - a Messiaen symphony. The scent of early spring - apple blossom and garden flowers in the warming sun. A heady romance. A childhood memory as real now as it was then - For this moment at least I am transported - there in the trees and fields around - what is that if not magic ... the magic of birdsong.
Birds From My Kitchen Window ... I rush from window - to window - to window, as birds fly quickly from one feeder to another, chased off one by a Magpie, giving way prudently to the Woodpecker as he flies down from the nearby Poplar; ousted from another by a horde of hungry Starling, flying in from the fields ...
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
A whitethroat yo-yos above a verdant hedgerow, utters a string of loud scratchy notes. Maythorn & nettle scents hit heavy in the still warmth of lee side cover.
