In the springhouse marsh, 13 cattail spikes are turning brown. When I go over for a closer look, a deer pops her head up, swivels her ears.
The view from my front porch first thing in the morning, in 140 or fewer characters.
Tag Archives: cattails
In the light breeze, one clump...
In the light breeze, one clump of cattails waves out of sync; the sound of chewing. A few perfunctory phrases from a red-eyed vireo.
Also tagged red-eyed vireo
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Beside the springhouse, the twittering...
Beside the springhouse, the twittering zoom of a hummingbird’s courtship dive: from sunlight into cattail shadows and back. Tanager song.
Also tagged hummingbird, scarlet tanager, springhouse
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The moon comes out, and there&#...
The moon comes out, and there’s the rabbit, crouching next to the lilac. It races across the driveway and disappears into the cattails.
Also tagged cottontail, lilac
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