Stolen Sky DSC_9212
Poem By Sioban Timmer
"Fairy Wren upon a branch
I love to watch you skip and prance
Your colour stolen from the sky
A summer moment dancing by
Your partner with her feathers brown
Is no less pretty as she bounds
Perhaps because you make the pair
Of sky and earth together there
So Fairy Wren please stay a while
Lift my heart and make me smile
Though even once you hop away
A hint of summer sky will stay"
Superb Fairy Wrens are common birds and always such a joy to spend some time with.
There has been concern recently as their numbers in the annual Backyard Bird Counts have been decreasing significantly over the past seven years. I only rarely see them in my suburb but see them often in the undergrowth of the woodlands nearby. This beautiful boy hangs out around the the lake where the Latham's Snipe is found.
The flashes of summer sky blue and their constant chatter always lifts the spirits.
Hope this image lifts yours today.
Stolen Sky DSC_9212
Poem By Sioban Timmer
"Fairy Wren upon a branch
I love to watch you skip and prance
Your colour stolen from the sky
A summer moment dancing by
Your partner with her feathers brown
Is no less pretty as she bounds
Perhaps because you make the pair
Of sky and earth together there
So Fairy Wren please stay a while
Lift my heart and make me smile
Though even once you hop away
A hint of summer sky will stay"
Superb Fairy Wrens are common birds and always such a joy to spend some time with.
There has been concern recently as their numbers in the annual Backyard Bird Counts have been decreasing significantly over the past seven years. I only rarely see them in my suburb but see them often in the undergrowth of the woodlands nearby. This beautiful boy hangs out around the the lake where the Latham's Snipe is found.
The flashes of summer sky blue and their constant chatter always lifts the spirits.
Hope this image lifts yours today.