Shielded by birds

2/6/16

Up in the blue above this house
Between white cumulus
The whistle of red kite
Two glistening red/brown
Turn upsidedown
Engage with outstretched claw
And peel off
An acrobatic display
Followed by a pair of mewing buzzards.

4/10/16

A sparrowhawk
Chased higher and higher
In swirls and spirals
By a pair of small birds
A crescendo of harassment
Until she stoops
And plummets earthward
Like an arrow.

5/10/16

Raucous ravens call to each other
So close
They touch wing tips
In a feathered kiss.

Fresco - shielded by birds

Paul.