First thing I hear when going out my door...
is the singing of birds.
While I'm sitting on my front porch...
I can hear.....the song of the Wood Thrush,
or
while walking in the garden I can always
hear.....the song of the Wood Thrush.
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I can capture photos of most birds rather easily...
like this Chipping Sparrow in the clover...
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or this House Finch at the fountain...
checking it out...
but this is the one and only photo I have of
a Wood Thrush....You can barely see him.
I want a better one!
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-photos enlarge-
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Poem for Wednesday!
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The Allusive Wood Thrush
Not quiet-but shy, the Wood Thrush may be,
he likes to "visit and comment"...just like me!
He lands and sings from the shadows above,
a beautiful sweet song, anyone would love.
Though he's never willing.....to just sit still,
get his perfect photo.....some day I will.
Just like me.....he prefers flitting about,
Always following me, when I venture out.
Carrying my camera, while on my way,
patience and persistence pays off they say,
very close attention.....I just need to pay,
cause the blog needs a post.....later today.
I'm just like a sleuth.....when outside now,
like a hunting dog with his nose to the ground,
like a storm chaser, when bad weather's found,
I go out looking, watching, and searching around.
Composing and posting takes up some time,
especially when......Marcy wants it to rhyme.
Have I written poems? Yes, back in my prime.
Right now though...only this comes to mind!
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National Audubon Society Photo
The Wood Thrush's
melodic "Ee-oh-lay" song
alerts visitors to its presence;
this species is easier to hear than see.
The Wood Thrush is best known
for its hauntingly beautiful song.
A large and heavily spotted thrush,
it is a bird of the interior forest,
seldom
seen outside the deep woods.
Thrushes have a complicated
syrinx (song box) that allows them
to sing two notes at the same time
and harmonize with their own voice.
~ ~ ~
Almost everyday I try to get a better photo...
but here is a video of just the song.
but this is the one and only photo I have of
a Wood Thrush....You can barely see him.
I want a better one!
~
-photos enlarge-~
Poem for Wednesday!
~
The Allusive Wood Thrush
Not quiet-but shy, the Wood Thrush may be,
he likes to "visit and comment"...just like me!
He lands and sings from the shadows above,
a beautiful sweet song, anyone would love.
Though he's never willing.....to just sit still,
get his perfect photo.....some day I will.
Just like me.....he prefers flitting about,
Always following me, when I venture out.
Carrying my camera, while on my way,
patience and persistence pays off they say,
very close attention.....I just need to pay,
cause the blog needs a post.....later today.
I'm just like a sleuth.....when outside now,
like a hunting dog with his nose to the ground,
like a storm chaser, when bad weather's found,
I go out looking, watching, and searching around.
Composing and posting takes up some time,
especially when......Marcy wants it to rhyme.
Have I written poems? Yes, back in my prime.
Right now though...only this comes to mind!
~ ~ ~
National Audubon Society Photo
The Wood Thrush's
melodic "Ee-oh-lay" song
alerts visitors to its presence;
this species is easier to hear than see.
The Wood Thrush is best known
for its hauntingly beautiful song.
A large and heavily spotted thrush,
it is a bird of the interior forest,
seldom
seen outside the deep woods.
Thrushes have a complicated
syrinx (song box) that allows them
to sing two notes at the same time
and harmonize with their own voice.
~ ~ ~
Almost everyday I try to get a better photo...
but here is a video of just the song.
