Blackcap
the only one
to visit the feeder
while I'm sitting near by social
distanced.
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OH, NO YOU DON'T!
The long-
unseen chipmunk
accesses the steep steps
of the south porch. From the swing, I
dissuade.
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A squirrel
heads this way till
I call "nyah!" It turns back
and disappears, waiting till I
go in.
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When I
notice a bird
bathing, I smile. Living
with respect and care for nature's
beauties.
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a crow
carrying off
the thrown-out corncob
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WATCHING? WAITING?
Not quite
back in the house
from filling the feeder
when I see a gray chickadee
fly in.
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SLEEPY?
A long
time between sips--
What does the robin think,
see, wonder about, cogitate
over?
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Ah! Pool
all to myself.
Though it's cooler today
than it has been, it's okay, says
blackcap.
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c 2020, PL dba lovepat press, Benton AR USA
