Haiku my Heart - Accipitridae

on frozen tundra

a hare spooked by a shadow

swiftly seeks cover

high on a cliff face

three chicks wait expectantly

a sea eagle nest

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Against the wind she flew,

Magnificent golden feathers slick against a slender body

Sparkling wings pump in perfect unison

Catching the cold updraft

Lifting her higher and higher into low-hanging clouds.

A glance at glistening snow peaks far below,

Telescopic eyesight searches for dark movement against brilliant white.

Hungry, scanning the panorama carefully,

Remembering the last attempt,

Failed, defeated.

A parent fox too watchful over its baby.

Finally, a shadow.

 A hare traveling swiftly over frozen landscape.

Golden bird angles her body quickly to drift lower,

Down, down, out of the clouds.

Silent glide taking her low over the unaware hare.

Stretching talons, effective swoop.

Making contact.

Powerful wings pump hard as she rises high again

Into the wind.

Talons clutch tightly into hare’s bleeding flesh,

She turns easily toward the distant cliff face

To the nest. 

Go with Grace

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