Each of us at some point in time has hoped for that perfect (well, almost perfect) Kodak moment: the moment when the extraordinary appears right before our eyes. To have that happen to the novice of novice photographers is indeed PRICELESS!
I have seen pictures and watched videos of tiny baby hatchlings but NEVER experienced such a sight up close and personal. I spotted the bird nest as I was in the midst of completing yard work, specifically edging around one of the Crepe Myrtles in our front yard. My camera broke some months back and I was told it could not be repaired. So, I quickly ran into the house and grabbed my SmartPhone. (Don’t you just love the name of these newfangled phones!)
Needless to say, I knew the bird nest wasn’t going anywhere since it had already endured days upon days of wind and rain thus enough time to get Mr. SmartieSnap. Of course, I thought I was only getting a picture of a nest.
Here are the results:
© 2013, Sharla Lee Shults
Occasionally in the outdoors
One discovers a bird nest
Fascinating in its craftsmanship
Where speckled eggs gently rest
© 2013, Sharla Lee Shults
Collected mud, sticks or dried grass
Are readied for the begotten
Woven against a soft lining
Of fur, feathers, hair and cotton
© 2013, Sharla Lee Shults
Intricacy of design
Built by two feet and a beak
Becomes nature’s protector
From that which predators seek
© 2013, Sharla Lee Shults
Cradling of such a small nest
Rests in the crook of a branch
Simple but awe-inspiring
Like dawn at a Western ranch
© 2013, Sharla Lee Shults
Tiny little hatchlings
Eager to fly on their own
Chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp
Letting their presence be known
Baby birds flop out of the nest
Landing abruptly on the ground
Mother bird stands close by watching
In case danger might be around
© 2013, Sharla Lee Shults
© 2013, Sharla Lee Shults
Once grown, flying on their own
Mother knows she did her best
Does SHE now somberly mourn
Facing life with an empty nest?
© 2013, Sharla Lee Shults
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Sharla Lee Shults
“Empty is a negative word. Replace it with peaceful, calm or relaxed.” —Joi Sigers (Author, b. 1978)
A little something extra from one much more professional than I. . .live and learn!
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