A shape, sinous and brown, running along the riverbank - look an otter, but it turns out to be a mink. Now the Water of Leith has been cleaned up, the otters are out-competing the mink. But it's only ever mink that we see...
Under the bridge, a flurry of finches - a greenfinch feeding two fledglings and a goldfinch hurrying from bridge to tree and back again....
In the trees by the side of the river, the blue and pink pastel of a plump bullfinch, while a grey heron stands sentinel in the water....
rushing river -
grey wagtail leaps and turns
to chase flies.
9 comments:
makes me want to be there, looking for otters and only seeing mink. Wonderful.
what a delightful trip!
What a precise image in your haiku. Very nice.
-Nicole
Fine descriptive writing in prose and verse.
I love Herons of any kind and will never forget my shock when I finally heard one :) You have many songbirds and such colorful ones too. Delightful haiku as well.
Great little trip along the creek!
the picture is perfect
I have never seen a mink in the wild. What an abundance of nature you have in your local area!
What a lovely picture you have painted. I was quite carried away. I could almost paint it from your wonderful description :)
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