Category Archives: Wildlife

Haiku–Punk Bird

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Jim Stewart

Steller’s jay squawking: the bird with a punk haircut lets me know he’s there.   (top: en.wikipedia.org; bottom: blogs.evergreen.edu)

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Haiku–Bird Morning

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Jim Stewart

Screet, screet, dut-dut-dut; yoodle oot, yoodle oot, oot; the birds awaken.   (top: youtube.com; bottom: wildernessdweller.ca)

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Haiku–Loosely, In the Sky with Diamonds

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Jim Stewart

The sun lights the birds: tight formation diamonds; Loosely, in the sky. (lovely bushtit: cindymcIntyre.wordpress.com)

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Haiku–Mornings

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Jim Stewart

Gossamer threads run from tree to leaf, leaf to ground. Mornings are my time. (top: neowin.net; bottom: forum.prisonplanet.com)

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Haiku–Solitude

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Jim Stewart

A simple pine cone: lying alone on the ground. It needs a squirrel. (top: dreamstime.com; bottom: flickr.com)

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Haiku–No Glasses

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Jim Stewart

Seeking fresh protein, a small fuzzy morning bird walks up a tree trunk.   (top: lynxed.com; bottom: vickiehenderson.blogspot.com)

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Squirrels Don’t Get Irony

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Jim Stewart

My footfalls seem strange, hollow, like I’m walking across an old drum hidden in the darkest corner of a clandestine music shop. I am on a path wending through a wood, where I am attempting to be quiet, but the … Continue reading →

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Lame Coyote Before Dawn

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Jim Stewart

You are surprised to see me. I stand by the black motorcycle as you hobble down the steep asphalt, your right-rear more of a rudder than a leg. You freeze, head low, tail down. We regard each other. “Deer kick … Continue reading →

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Haiki–Topped Golf Bird

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Jim Stewart

White-tailed Junco flies low, a worm-burner golf shot; my old truck chuckles. (sitting: birds-of-north-america.net; flying: flickr.com)

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Haiku–The Origin of Net Fishing

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Jim Stewart

Did the first fish net come from a man watching a spider ply her trade?   (left from camping-together.com; right from helladelicious.com; stockings from commons.wikimedia.org)

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