A phoebe pecks at the porch roof, then lands in the cherry tree with its feathers puffed out against the cold. The waning moon.
The view from my front porch every morning, in 140 or fewer characters
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Commotion from the Cooper’s hawks...
Commotion from the Cooper’s hawks just inside the woods. One darts out and flies across the field: sleek missile body, thin blades of wings.
Tagged Cooper's hawk
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The bergamot is beginning to open,...
The bergamot is beginning to open, a wash of purple spreading from inner bracts to adjacent leaves as if heralding the rise of a purple sun.
Tagged bergamot
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A halictid bee pivots in the black…
A halictid bee pivots in the black-eyed susan, a metallic green mote. At the end of one petal, a deerfly dries those anti-petals, its wings.
Tagged deerflies, flies, halictid bee, Rudbeckia
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That buzz from just inside the woods...
That buzz from just inside the woods: chipping sparrow or worm-eating warbler? The four-fingered tulip tree leaves flip back and forth.
The first beebalm’s forked, scarlet...
The first beebalm’s forked, scarlet tongues. Nearby on a still-green bergamot bud, a netwing beetle’s antennae test the sudden sunlight.
Tagged beebalm, bergamot, netwing beetle
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Sunny, hot and windy—an odd combination...
Sunny, hot and windy—an odd combination. The forest murmurs like surf on a hot day at the beach. An orange butterfly zooms past at 60 mph.
No trains are running. The black-and...
No trains are running. The black-and-white warbler’s quiet wheeze competes only with the distant vuvuzelas of rubber on road.
Tagged black-and-white warbler, I-99, train
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Two crows sail out of the woods with...
Two crows sail out of the woods with a smaller bird in hot pursuit: the Cooper’s hawk. He lands in the dead elm and ruffles his feathers.
Tagged Cooper's hawk, crows
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Solstice sun in the treetops. The lilac...
Solstice sun in the treetops. The lilac quivers as two titmice move through, grooming it for insects. A fawn dances out into the meadow.
Tagged deer, lilac, solstice, tufted titmouse
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