Category: Birds

  • The Unseen Caller

    The Unseen Caller

    The opening stanzas from my latest poem destined for the forthcoming book.

    Songs of Field and Garden
    www.songsoffieldandgarden.com

    The Unseen Caller

    Today, just now, I heard your song,
    It’s spring, I hear — it’s been so long.

    I check for coins, and finding none,
    Regretfully my luck has gone.

    The call is heard across the land,
    The time to plant is now at hand.

    I am still looking for a talented artist to illustrate this poem in the book (and share in it’s, hopefully, huge success), could this be you or someone you know. If so drop me a line or comment below.

    This one is all about the sound, as most of us will never actually see a Cuckoo.

    The rhyme structure, the metre and the shortness of the lines is all intended to mirror this wonderful, elusive bird.

    When will we first hear that call this year do you think?

    Once again the photo used to illustrate this post is by:
    theotherkev from pixabay – my thanks to him.

  • A Pre Spring Walk

    A Pre Spring Walk

    Saturday was the first sunny day for many days so it was good to get out for a walk. Almost warm enough in the pre spring sunshine to think about shedding the warm winter coat – but not quite.

    The snowdrops have been out for some time now, the first flowers of the year and the very first of the daffodils showed itself.

    Looking a little forlord after all the recent rain but still the wonderful sun-yellow brings a hint of even warmer and definitely drier days to come.

    I’ve heard plovers on a few occasions now and today I heard the first skylark ascending above a field whilst singing its heart out. I just caught sight of it as it disappeared into the blue sky above.

    I also saw one of these – A Meadow Pipit.

    Meadow Pipit on a post

    Another of our wonderful song birds. This one, along with the Skylark is resident throughout the winter but is less visible in the cold months.