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Jewel of the river.

May 12th, 2008 by Duncan

azure kingfisher

A flash of azure
disappearing round the bend
to a favoured perch.

Posted in Birding, Poetry

8 Responses to “Jewel of the river.”

  1. on 13 May 2008 at 4:53 pm1Jenny

    Classic photo of the Azure Kingfisher, Duncan.

    Well done!

  2. on 13 May 2008 at 4:58 pm2Duncan

    Thanks Jenny, great little bird!

  3. on 14 May 2008 at 3:34 am3Troy Mullens

    Great bird,
    Great photo,
    Great words.

    Well Duncan, that says it all.

    Have a great week,
    Troy

  4. on 14 May 2008 at 9:17 am4Duncan

    Thanks Troy.

  5. on 14 May 2008 at 12:33 pm5Dave

    That is a nice pix.

  6. on 15 May 2008 at 9:37 am6Duncan

    Thanks Dave.

  7. on 15 May 2008 at 5:47 pm7Crafty Green Poet

    lovely photo and haiku! One of my favourite sights along a river, though our kingfishers are of course different…

  8. on 15 May 2008 at 7:04 pm8Duncan

    Thanks Juliet, wonderful birds kingfishers, no matter where!

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