Photo Haiku - Bird Series 3

deep-in-the-swamp song

large voice from a small brown bird

Carolina Wren

©  2014  Richard Havenga

rattling cackle

this Red-bellied Woodpecker

wears checkered jacket

©  2014  Richard Havenga

nasal announcements

from gray and white acrobat

White-breasted Nuthatch

©  2014  Richard Havenga

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Photo Haiku Bird Series - June 14, 2012

Photo Haiku - Bird Series 2 - Feb. 24, 2014

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Photo Location:

1. 6 Mile Cypress Slough,  Fort Myers,  Florida

2. Sugden Park,  Naples,  Florida

3. Home Woods,  Cannonsburg,  Michigan

Bird ID and songs:

1. Carolina Wren - Thryóthorus ludoviciánus    Song: Cornell Labs 

2. Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanérpes carolínus   Song:  Cornell Labs 

3. White-breasted Nuthatch - Sítta carolinénsis   Song:  Cornell Labs 

Photo Haiku - Desert Series

looks like a mirage

color and texture surreal

Teddy Bear Cholla

mounds of Prickly Pear

Saguaro dominating

Poppies paint our path

three strong Saguaros

reminds me of Calvary

rise from bouldered slope

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Photo Locations:

1.  Gateway Loop,  McDowell Sonoran Preserve,  Scottsdale,  (Scottsdale)  Arizona

2. Finger Rock Canyon,  Pusch Wilderness,  (Pusch)  Tucson,  Arizona

3.  50 - Year Trail,  Coronado National Forest,  (Cornado)  Tucson,  Arizona  (Arizona)

Photo Haiku - Colorado 2

aspens are turning

San Juan Mountains rise above

greet Colorado

 thriving on foothills

branch scars show short history

aspens dense and tall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

layers of ridges

Rocky Mountain silhouettes

learn to love the land 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Photo Locations:

 

1. Dallas Divide   (8,970')  Ridgeway,  (Ridgeway)  Colorado

 

2. West Elk Mountains,  Ohio Pass  (10,033')  Crested Butte, (Crested Butte)  Colorado

 

3. Rocky Mountain National Park,  (RMNP)  Colorado

 

Photo Haiku - Wildflower Series 2

red strokes on blue sky

signature flower out west

Indian Paintbrush

arching purple spurs

opening on  their own time

bees visit daily

sensitive petals

 yellow as warm as sunshine

rise from the desert

 



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Photo Locations:

1.  Indian (Scarlet) Paintbrush  (Castilleja miniata)  Flagstaff,  (Flagstaff)  Arizona

2.  Monkshood  (Aconitum columbianum)  Crested Butte,  (Crested Butte)  Colorado

3.  Mexican Poppy  (Eschscholzia californica)   Tucson,   (Tucson)      Arizona



See more: "Photo Haiku - Wildflower Series"  (July 12, 2012)

Photo Haiku - Oregon

ocean water speaks

spent waves caress sandy beach

end of long journey







historic water

Columbia River rolls

Mount Hood summer snow

resounding water

intensity and power

constant trumpet blast

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Photo Locations:

 

1.  Otter Rock, (Otter Rock)  Oregon

 

2.  Underwood, (Underwood)  Washington

 

3.  Tumulo Falls, Bend, (Bend)  Oregon  (Oregon)

 



Photo Haiku - Writing Contest 2

It's your turn to write.

Create a three-line Haiku

for each photograph.

Utah

Colorado

Haiku Guidelines:

First line = 5 syllables
Second line = 7 syllables
Third line = 5 syllables

Please submit entries into the "Comments" section at the bottom of this post.

Facebook submissions not accepted.

Emailed submissions are an option. (richmaryh@gmail.com)

Good luck. Good skill. Good writing to you.

Winners will be announced in a future post.

Photo Haiku - Colorado

theatre of clouds

draws veiled curtain over hills

light shines through thin rain

 

edge of deep ravine

western horses graze content

summer's rich green grass

 

stark white aspen trunks

yellow leaves brush deep blue sky

Colorado gold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Photo Locations:

 

1. Taylor River Reservoir,  Tin Cup,  (Tin Cup)  Colorado

 

2. Blue Mesa Reservoir,   (Blue Mesa)  Gunnison,  (Gunnison)  Colorado

 

3. Grand Mesa National Forest,  (Grand Mesa)  Colorado



 

Photo Haiku - California

orange and blue headdress

avian spectacular

bird of paradise

late winter vineyards

await the spring renewal

eager for new buds

awesome span of steel

magnificent Golden Gate

engineering feat

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Photo Locations:

1. Coronado,  (Coronado)  California

2. St. Helena, (St. Helena)  California

3. San Francisco, (San Francisco)  California



Photo Haiku: Michigan - U.P.

Lake Superior's

colorful stones washed ashore

for your collection

paddle upriver

Taquamenon Lower Falls

hint of fall colors



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Great Lakes ship surging

through deep water, cold, dark blue

Lake Superior

Photo Locations:

1. Whitefish Point, (Whitefish Point Bird Observatory)  Upper Peninsula, Michigan

2. Lower Taquamenon Falls State Park, (Taquamenon)  Upper Peninsula, Michigan

3. Whitefish Point, (Lighthouse)  Upper Peninsula,  Michigan





View  "Photo Haiku Michgan"   May 24, 2012

Photo Haiku - Wildlife Series 3

scampers along rocks

eats alpine vegetation

young, summer Marmot

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rigid scales, tough hide

Alligator, twelve-feet long

he owns this wetland

Rocky Mountain Park

Bull Elk surveys his domain

cow grazes nearby

See:  Photo Haiku - Wildlife Series 2
         Photo Haiku - Wildlife Series




Photo Locations:

1. Logan Pass,  Glacier National Park, (Glacier)  Montana
2. Sabine National Wildlife Refuge,  (Sabine)Creole,  Louisiana
3. Milner Pass,  Rocky Mountain National Park, (Rocky Mountain) Colorado

Photo Haiku - Wildflower Series

yellow moccasin

spiralling invitation

catch the lady's eye

pink silvery spray

fine filaments of fireworks

thrive before the heat

hummingbirds await

scarlet tubes of excellence

trumpet the silence

 

 

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1. Large Yellow Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium calceolus) - Harbor Springs, (Harbor Springs) Michigan

 

2. Fairy Duster (Calliandra eriophylla) - Madera Canyon, (Madera Canyon) Arizona

 

3. Scarlet Penstemon (Penstemon barbatus) - Apache Creek, New Mexico (New Mexico)

 

 

 

 

Photo Haiku - Cloud Series

celestial vision

desert spirit tongues of flame

evening sky on fire

lenticular clouds

hover over dry sage hills

Two Clouds, Wyoming

cumulonimbus

towers through the troposphere

anvil head blown flat

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Photo Locations:

1. Catalina, Arizona (Catalina St. Park)
2. Sage, Wyoming (Wyoming)
3. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, (Black Canyon) Colorado

Photo Haiku - Montana

sun brightens foothills

just upstream from Paradise

Absoroka Range

dozen horses graze

seek green patches in valley

"paints" are most handsome

head-butting and dust

bull buffaloes fight for mates

winner takes harem

clouds collect color

twilight settles on grasslands

Meadowlark's last song

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Photo Locations:

(Montana)

1. Pine Creek, Montana

2. Medicine Tail, Montana

3. National Bison Range, Ravalli, Montana

4. Crow Indian Reservation, Crow Agency, Montana

Photo Haiku - Bird Series

red and yellow bill
reeds ripple on blue water
Common Moorhen glides

in hollow moss dome
on cliff edge above water
Dipper nestlings safe

black mask, wings and beak
Vermillion Flycatcher perched
sharp eyes scan for flies

feed at edge of surf
Pacific Ocean's bounty
Herring Gulls take flight





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Photo Locations:

1. Kearny, Arizona (Kearny, AZ)
2. Piedra River, Pagosa Springs, (Pagosa Springs) Colorado
3. Patagonia Lake State Park, (Patagonia Lake State Park) Arizona
4. Cape Perpetua, Yachats, Oregon (Oregon State Parks)

Photo Haiku - Wildlife Series 2

Big brown eyes, smooth coat
Chewing on the bitter sage
Desert Bighorn Sheep

Pale stripes, tapered tail
Slender flexibility
Northern Ribbon Snake

Big, wide ears, large eyes
Alert and ready to bolt
Mule Deer doe and fawns






See:  Photo Haiku - Wildlife Series 3
         Photo Haiku - Wildlife Series



Photo Locations:

1. Colorado National Monument - Grand Junction, (Grand Junction) Colorado
2. Home Garden
3. Ohio Creek, Forest Road 730, Gunnison County, (Gunnison County)  Colorado

Photo Haiku - Arizona

gentle slopes grow steep

horses graze in yellowed grass

hope for rain from clouds

spined circular pads

purple-red fruits bulge from rim

Prickly Pear Cactus

industrious bird

drilled the holes,  filled them with nuts

Acorn Woodpecker

strong Christian symbol

this cross is formed of granite

solid as my faith

columns of sharp spines

ridges, furrows, and shadows

Saguaro close-up

a fork in the road

the decision won't take long

take the least traveled

Arizona Photo Locations:

1. Huachuca Mountains (Huachuca Mountains)
2. Molino Canyon (Molino Canyon)
3. Ramsey Canyon (Ramsey Canyon)
4. Sabino Canyon (Sabino Canyon)
5. Saguaro National Park (Saguaro Nat. Park) - East
6. Ash Canyon (Ash Canyon)