Carolina Bird Watchers

Expert notes and viewing pleasures sought...

Carolina Bird Watchers

 

They come out in the early

Hours with their binoculars

And full backpacks

Hoping to beat the crowd

To take in the royal feathered

Flying habitat,

Those black skimmers, oystercatchers,

Plovers, and sandpipers enjoying

The brightening skies,

Hoping to see an endangered red knot

Looking for horseshoe eggs,

Vivid colors on the shores,

Bring unbridled joy with

Hope for a cornucopia of shorebirds

To capture on film,

As one observes their habits

And patterns,

Intense concentration and patience

While quickly moving in silence

To have the best image

Before these feisty feathered

Creatures move on to another

Location beyond this spread,

Migrating birds with low energy

Are within this crowd

Trying to evade the tourists

With their proud dogs,

They squawk and circle,

While clustering together

Above the ebb and flow

On these lapping shorelines,

Avoiding unwanted confrontations.

 

Triumphant watchers gather these

Images and make notes in their

Journals about these magical beings

While hoping to calm them enough

To linger a bit longer,

Because they often scatter in the breezes

And sail off to another coast or inlet

With calmer surroundings. �"J. E. Cook ©2018

 

Author's Note

Thanks!

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

Bird watching. I need to do. I am more of a wave watcher. I loved the description. You took me with you in the words. Thank you Josie for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[Josie E. Cook M. A.]

Thanks again! :) I enjoy your take on my writing.

[Coyote Poetry]

I love your work and you are welcome Josie.