Photo by Marg (thanks Marg)
Nature Haiku
Mockingbird at night
would disturb the universe
and sing forever
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I am a naturalist, field biologist and nature photographer from the Western New York area. I have started exploring nature writing through this blog and it truly has been fun sharing my numerous adventures with everyone. Occasionally some Young Naturalists will help me with my post and they will be sharing some of their nature explorations as they too are becoming young writers, photographers and naturalist.
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28 Comments
10 March 2008 at 8:27 pm
Ooooo I’m so excited-first for using my photo-Thank you and second I got to comment first-LOL!
10 March 2008 at 8:34 pm
I saw my first mockingbird today…flitting around the school yard. I was so surprised, I didn’t have time to find my camera, but I’m going to look for it tomorrow, camera in hand =)
Love the poem!
10 March 2008 at 8:37 pm
That’s a really nice picture of a mockingbird, Marg. I didn’t know they were so pretty up close. re: the Haiki: Yep, as much as I like mockingbirds, they used to wake me up at night when I lived out west.
10 March 2008 at 8:46 pm
Beautiful photo! Beutiful poem. I love Haiku. great pairing.
10 March 2008 at 9:03 pm
Very, very nice, Marg and Mr. Wheat!
10 March 2008 at 9:18 pm
Beautiful mocker shot, Marg! LOVE the Cooper on your flicker site as well!
10 March 2008 at 9:27 pm
Great picture Marg!!!
10 March 2008 at 9:35 pm
Nice photo-and ain’t that the truth!
10 March 2008 at 10:19 pm
Great picture Marg followed by a great Haiku Max. I realllly like this one. I can just hear those mockers singing. I have one that is terrorizing the feeder right outside my office window. I wish he/she would move on. She has decided that this is her personal feeder. I haven’t seen the red-breasted nuthatches since she moved in and took over.
10 March 2008 at 11:12 pm
@ Marg – no . . THANK YOU and was an honor to allow me to use it!
@ Rondi – how great to see them! We just don’t have any around here and sometimes wish I did have seen more of them! Hope you get picture of yours that you found!
@ Linda – didn’t she do great? I also love Max’s Haiku! I use to have a chipping sparrow who would vocalize once an hour each night!
@ Kathiesbirds – thanks and glad you enjoyed it!
@ Pam – didn’t they do great! Thanks
@ Barb – I loved that shot also!
@ YN-J – She did great!
@ lvn – for sure! Thanks
@ Lisa – Both were wonderful and I thought it was perfect to connect together for todays post! It must be great seeing them but give some room for the Red-breasted Nuthatch!
11 March 2008 at 2:24 am
great poem and picture. i love mockingbirds.
~nita~
11 March 2008 at 6:47 am
Ooohs, lovely picture. I haven’t really seen a mockingbird upclose where I live in Asia, Borneo… though we have much hornbills. haha
11 March 2008 at 9:30 am
Probably my favorite haiku yet. Nice job – and a stellar shot.
11 March 2008 at 9:34 am
That’s a beautiful photo and Haiku. I like the Mockingbirds, too. Calm ones ;o)
11 March 2008 at 9:38 am
I was so excited I forgot to say Great Haiku Max! They do go well together.
This mocker was quite the model and shortly after this shot was almost eaten by a Coopers Hawk! You can see more by clicking on my Flickr shot for the whole story. (and a crumby shot of the Coopers ;D)
11 March 2008 at 10:04 am
D-uh just noticed Barb mentioned the Coopers on Flickr didn’t mean to plug it again ;D
Thanks for all the nice comments on my photo-makes me sing like a mocker-LOL!
I hope your Red Breasted comes back Lisa-Red Breasted are one of my faves
11 March 2008 at 11:36 am
Very nice contribution -love the haiku. Sing all night long, hmm?
11 March 2008 at 12:38 pm
Thank you for sharing Marg’s beautiful photo with us! I love the haiku, too.
11 March 2008 at 1:15 pm
A wonderful post. Thank you!
11 March 2008 at 5:30 pm
Lovely. I love haiku and their balancing descriptions of nature.
11 March 2008 at 5:39 pm
Good job, Marg! Keep ‘em coming.
11 March 2008 at 8:20 pm
@ Nita – thanks and both poem and picture were great together!
you are more than welcome to plug this picture as much as you want! It’s a great story for sure that everyone should see!
@ Floweret – thanks and they are such great birds whenever we all get to see them. I would love seeing hornbills! Thanks for your visit!
@ marty – thanks and they I need to get the girls to write some more of these!
@ Mary – thanks and I am so glad I was able to share these with everyone!
@ Marg – LOL, he did do great! You have just as great of an exciting life as we all do with the birds . . . you should do a guest post on here! Hint hint . . .
@ Marg –
@ Barb – thanks and these guys do for sure!
@ Lisa – glad to be able to share both the haiku and photo with everyone!
@ Dave – thanks and glad you enjoyed it!
@ Me and your camera – it really requires being creative and they are not that easy to do! But when they are done right . . . very powerful! Thanks
@ Lana – I so agree and you should see all her pictures on her photostream!
12 March 2008 at 12:04 am
Wow that looks so different than the Northern Mockingbirds I see here (SF) – it must’ve been very cold out for it to be so hunkered down and fluffed up! Love the haiku – keep ‘em coming!
12 March 2008 at 1:35 am
So true! Does anyone understand why they sing all day and night? Great photo!
12 March 2008 at 6:31 pm
@ Adam – I bet a few of your species looks a little different than ours! Thanks
@ NatureShutterbug – Thanks and I think maybe it’s because they are on territory, making sure its neighbors remember not to come into its territory!
13 March 2008 at 2:35 am
wow, now there is a bird I’m almost certain I’ve never seen. Thank you Monarch and Marg for sharing it with me. Very cool. Based upon your really nice poem maybe it’s a good thing? I love the shot btw!
13 March 2008 at 7:29 pm
Beautiful, all three of you!
20 March 2008 at 6:41 pm
Great bird to make a poem about. They sing so many beautiful songs. Incredible shot!