June 25: Trail

after the rain
clouds of tiny moths
rise from the trail

June 24: Cathedral Woods

Cathedral Woods

nothing in my head

but the names of birds

June 22: Sunset

summer solstice

silhouettes of gulls 

fly into the sunset

May 28: Apple tree

as if the hot pink blossoms
weren't enough
grosbeak's song


Listen to the Rose-breasted Grosbeak's melodious song here.

May 27: Pebble Beach

Pebble Beach tableau:

stone, lichen, shell, seaweed

where do the seals fit in?

May 26: Island hike-u

island trail

at one end: rooster’s crow

the other: roaring surf

March 25: Mystery

early moonrise

some kind of bird

wailing in the meadow

May 21: Return from the island

smooth crossing
a white butterfly
four miles out to sea

May 20: Woodcocks

alone at twilight

with setting Venus

and displaying woodcocks

Version 2:

middle age

alone at twilight

with setting Venus

May 19: Grackle

morning sunlight

the iridescent grackle

illuminated

April 23: Flying

so small from the air

the island 

where my heart is

January 17: Red on white

Cardinal in a snowstorm.

Finding hope 

in the smallest things.

January 16: Crows

It’s not by accident

that three crows gather

in a tree over my head. 

October 31: Halloween

Halloween party.

Long walk home after dark

lit by a spectral moon.

October 30: On Trail #9

Cathedral Woods.

Crow makes sure the others know

about the intruder. 

October 29: Starling

Atop the steeple

starling aspires to music,

doesn’t quite succeed.

October 28: Ferry ride

It’s amazing—

the human capacity

for staring out to sea.

September 30: Island wedding

When a professional birder gets married on an island that's a fall bird migration hotspot, there are more important things to focus on than getting him into his suit.

 

Wedding party

trying to help the groom

see a rare bird.

September 29: Wave action

Waves crashing

the length of the harbor.

Late night conversation.

September 28: Beauty enough

Heron preening

under the daylit half-moon.

What more do you need?