Cactus Wren — Image by kenne
Lonely wren
high atop a saguaro
resting on spins
no drops of blood
only manipulating
carefully while
coolly surveying
the desert floor
against a cloudless sky.
— kenne
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The First Phainopepla 1 comment
Male Phainopepla In Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne
The first phainopepla encased
in black feathers, and plastic
flew into the morning sunlight.
— kenne
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Female Phainopepla In The Morning Sun (January 7, 2020 — Sabino Canyon)
— Photo-Artistry by kenne
Here comes the sun
birders listen and watch
as birds chilled by
desert winter night
seek high perches
in the sunlight.
When I take up
my palette (Nikon)
I call on the light
bringing color and
life to the canyon
sometimes blinding.
Solitude with style
with endless silence
where flite interrupts
the viewer’s sight
their gestures
demonstrate the loss.
— kenne
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Male Phainopepla — Grunge Art by kenne
Most phainopeplas spend the summers feeding on insects up in the nearby mountain only to return to places like Sabino Canyon feeding mostly on desert hackberry, wolfberry, and desert mistletoe berries.
— kenne
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Anna’s Hummingbird 1 comment
Anna’s Hummingbird — Image by kenne
It started just now with a hummingbird
Hovering over the porch two yards away then gone,
It stopped me studying.
I saw the redwood post
Leaning in clod ground
Tangled in a bush of yellow flowers
Higher than my head, through which we push
Every time we came inside —
The shadow network of the sunshine
Through its vines. White-crowned sparrows
Made tremendous singings in the trees
The rooster down the valley crows and crows.
Jack Kerouac outside, behind my back
Reads the Diamond Sutra in the sun.
— from Migration of Birds by Gary Snyder
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Juvenile Crested Caracara 1 comment
Crested Caracara – Juvenile (Arizona-Sonora Museum) — Photo-Artistry by kenne
The crested caracara is related to the typical falcons but very different in shape and habits. This falcon has a strikingly patterned, broad-winged opportunist that often feeds on carrion. Because of its aggressive nature, it may chase vultures away from road kills. Juveniles are brown instead of black with a whitish neck and cheeks. In Arizona, they are only found near the Mexican border. “Caracara” comes from a South American Indian name, based on the bird’s call.
— kenne
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Bluebird of Happiness 2 comments
“Bluebird of Happiness” — Photo-Artistry by kenne
The bluebird of happiness
is a poor man’s dream
consisting only of moments —
treasure each moment in your heart
— kenne
