Monday, May 19, 2014

May 19: Warbler wave

This morning as I was leaving for work, I stopped to look at a bird in the backyard and realized that dozens of warblers were flitting through the new leaves, a wave of beauty and song.

The best part:
the way they moved,
singing, through the trees.

3 comments:

  1. I think I saw 2 warblers by the Trailing Yew this evening: an American Redstart and maybe a Magnolia Warbler, so fat it could barely fly. I google imaged them so I'm not certain. Yikes, all this time on Monhegan is turning me into a birder! You capture the birds so well in your haiku. Too wet for painting but a good writing day.

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    1. Monhegan turns artists into birders and birders into artists!

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  2. The warblers are still here in Boston, though fewer than last week. Enjoy them up north! I hope one day to see/hear them migrate at night. Heard my first wood thrush the other day.

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