tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post4865436731287065293..comments2023-12-28T13:11:06.666+00:00Comments on Pics and Poems: Birds of Prey for Easter Sunday MorningDave Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-44218454827950393602012-04-09T17:30:39.294+01:002012-04-09T17:30:39.294+01:00I love all birds- such wonder to watch- among my f...I love all birds- such wonder to watch- among my favorites are Turkey Vultures...without them we'd be knee deep in something nasty.<br />Right now I am watching them soar in the air-I am hoping their nest is nearby...Kathe W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06781645436343424010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-37542278094914424452012-04-09T14:21:30.394+01:002012-04-09T14:21:30.394+01:00It is amazing how creatures designed for killing c...It is amazing how creatures designed for killing can be so gracefully beautiful.<br />They facinate me, always have.<br />I visit Chichester often. I never think of gazing up at the Cathedral tower though. Next weekend I will take a look...Ygrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300519608303898969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-38558739246422664942012-04-09T13:16:30.745+01:002012-04-09T13:16:30.745+01:00They are so graceful, so powerful.
Wonderful news...They are so graceful, so powerful.<br /><br />Wonderful news about the peregrines - may they always nest there.jabbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176958811589489979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-70215971141652517392012-04-09T11:36:05.329+01:002012-04-09T11:36:05.329+01:00april
Much thanks for the suggestion. Still could...<b>april </b><br />Much thanks for the suggestion. Still couldn't get it to work, though. Having all kinds of probs with Blogger just now.<br /><br /><b>Rachel</b><br />Perfectly so.<br /><br /><b>Brian </b><br />Yes, I agree. The wildness imparts a beauty all its own - as long as you are not the prey!<br /><br /><b>Wolfrosebud </b><br />Much thanks for this. Good to know.<br /><br /><b>A Cuban in London </b><br />Sounds like a perfect time - certainly a grand spot to camp. Thanks for the account.<br /><br /><b>Jeanne </b><br />Really good to have your company and to hear that you liked it. Thanks for saying.<br /><br /><b>Heaven </b><br />Thanks for the encouraging words.<br /><br /><b>manicddaily </b><br />Thanks a lot, both for the comments on my post and the info' on the links. Much appreciated.<br /><br /><b>Charles </b><br />Perfectly put. Wxactly as is. Thanks.<br /><br /><b>zongrik </b><br />I guess it's how I see them - as Charles has it: a terrible beauty.<br /><br /><b>kelly </b><br />Thanks for this - and thank you for visiting. Good to have you aboard.<br /><br /><b>Beachanny </b><br />Love your analogy - and yes, you have woven in the larger picture spledidly. Thanks for.<br /><br /><b>ds </b><br />And thank you, so much, for these encouraging words.<br /><br /><b>Tommaso </b><br />Great analogy. Yes, I think so. You make the image very vivid.<br /><br /><b>Conda </b><br />Great to hear this. They're fascinating creatures, to be sure. Breathtaking - literally sometimes. Thank you for your contribution.<br /><br /><b>Cloudia </b><br />As always, good to have you visiting.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-52017744158760320322012-04-09T10:29:09.867+01:002012-04-09T10:29:09.867+01:00Claudia
Yes, good you pointed that out. I did thi...<b>Claudia </b><br />Yes, good you pointed that out. I did think about plants, but thought it getting off the prompt a bit. Thanks for saying.<br /><br /><b>The Elephants Child </b><br />I'm with your dad!<br /><br /><b>hyperCRYPTICal </b><br />Well....!<br /><br /><b>aprille </b><br />Impressive, no? Thanks for the info'.<br />Have a great day.<br /><br /><b>kaykuala </b><br />Exactly so! The other side of the coin.<br /><br /><b>David </b><br />Bless you for that!Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-41119154040722789822012-04-08T23:57:23.307+01:002012-04-08T23:57:23.307+01:00Love the illustration for this powerful poem, Dave...Love the illustration for this powerful poem, Dave. We have Peregrine Falcons nest every year on a skyscraper in downtown Boise. They've installed cameras so you can go on the Internet and watch the progress.Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-26318797979126588522012-04-08T19:42:30.197+01:002012-04-08T19:42:30.197+01:00This marvellous poems brings back to my mind these...This marvellous poems brings back to my mind these birds I saw first hovering over the motorway from London to Oxford.<br />And then a falconry I visited many times, my head tilted on high, that must have been the same attitude the first men had, waiting for the Gods to rush down and strike.Tommaso Gervasuttihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137499390434949734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-77205354269262354332012-04-08T18:54:48.056+01:002012-04-08T18:54:48.056+01:00Wow. Stripped of romance, those birds are indeed f...Wow. Stripped of romance, those birds are indeed fearsome. Beautiful and deadly. So is your final stanza. Wonderful stuff, sir. Thank you.dshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616750784052488695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-7761927753261444752012-04-08T18:46:48.042+01:002012-04-08T18:46:48.042+01:00All true - we are all specialized instruments made...All true - we are all specialized instruments made to fit together as an efficient ecosystem. The hubris of man may have upset the balance. We have not seen the finished tapestry, nor do we see the final picture. We were threaded in and one day may see what man has wrought. Well woven poem for this Easter. Mine is here:<br />http://beachanny.blogspot.com/2012/04/passion.htmBeachannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638256396472533685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-50199241953608665212012-04-08T18:26:44.346+01:002012-04-08T18:26:44.346+01:00Looks like this photo is the popular one. Nice poe...Looks like this photo is the popular one. Nice poem!<br /><br />Kelly<br />simplydeeppoetry.blogspot.comwanderer above the misthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16039186500440990082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-32555973239800680602012-04-08T18:02:18.899+01:002012-04-08T18:02:18.899+01:00i agree with Claudia, you took away what most peop...i agree with Claudia, you took away what most people put to the birds, and made them very calculating war machines<br /><br /><a href="http://zongrik.wordpress.com/2012/04/08/voices-in-a-treat/" rel="nofollow">voices in a treat</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-76286788094252624362012-04-08T14:06:18.208+01:002012-04-08T14:06:18.208+01:00You have that right, and the detail and directness...You have that right, and the detail and directness of your poem brings us right into contact with their source of haunting beauty. Terrible, yet lovely as they skim the winds, machines beyond the power of human hands to make.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784125345525784337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-41079459681933532302012-04-08T13:58:41.263+01:002012-04-08T13:58:41.263+01:00Literally stream-lined!
And finally someone wro...Literally stream-lined! <br /><br />And finally someone wrote of them as raptors! I think they really are. <br /><br />One of your skills as a poet is to combine actual information, true observation, with poetic observation. It makes the work so interesting to the reader. Thanks. Happy Easter. K. <br /><br />PS - I think the links did work. On blogger I also go to a site (from google) about making hyperlink code and then follow it exactly, cutting and pasting all the bits. (A pain.) Or on wordpress there is a like link making tool, which is useful. It looks a bit like an infinity sign. K.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-39686461338080009862012-04-08T13:49:16.742+01:002012-04-08T13:49:16.742+01:00Though we all used the same picture, your eye for ...Though we all used the same picture, your eye for the details is exemplary. I like how you described them in all their killer beauty...great wings across the sky ~ <br /><br />Happy Easter to you ~Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-12593981988031005202012-04-08T13:32:33.908+01:002012-04-08T13:32:33.908+01:00Love this poem, Dave--it's one of your best, I...Love this poem, Dave--it's one of your best, I think.Jeanne Estridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13096521122802823385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-84928667572617290522012-04-08T13:16:52.660+01:002012-04-08T13:16:52.660+01:00I was mesmerised by your lines, Dave. They reminde...I was mesmerised by your lines, Dave. They reminded me of the time I went camping with our local Woodcraft to Dorset and we went on a walk. We all had our lunch sitting on a hill overlooking the beautiful Dorset coast. Suddenly a hawk appeared and it hovered for a few seconds before it lunged itself down to catch its prey. An unbelievable sight, just like your poem was a marvellous read. Many thanks.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-77111422635172144852012-04-08T12:42:41.914+01:002012-04-08T12:42:41.914+01:00I liked how you brought in an analytical feel to t...I liked how you brought in an analytical feel to thisWolfsrosebudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295258422523621134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-2826855675492169742012-04-08T12:04:38.354+01:002012-04-08T12:04:38.354+01:00interesting tidbit in the footnote ,,,they are mag...interesting tidbit in the footnote ,,,they are magnificent birds...but to be respected as with all nature as they are wild...part of the beauty is that they are created thus....Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-35924329830561304012012-04-08T11:47:21.018+01:002012-04-08T11:47:21.018+01:00So true! They're very well suited to what they...So true! They're very well suited to what they do.Rachel Cotterillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08969719330048416996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-18980119459952097972012-04-08T10:56:04.712+01:002012-04-08T10:56:04.712+01:00The magic formula for your link is at the bottom o...The magic formula for your link is at the bottom of my page. Keep it in one line when copying and pasting though.000 aprilhttp://000april.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-83279780620471637382012-04-08T10:40:17.111+01:002012-04-08T10:40:17.111+01:00"Their beauty is a side-effect." Loved t..."Their beauty is a side-effect." Loved that line and every line.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-53840751925635705092012-04-08T10:17:38.837+01:002012-04-08T10:17:38.837+01:00Birds of prey,they look beautiful on their own.But...Birds of prey,they look beautiful on their own.But see them tearing apart their catch, a pitiful sight! Their prized catch still struggling and wriggling.Great verse, Dave!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-36833145044994424542012-04-08T10:10:55.370+01:002012-04-08T10:10:55.370+01:00A holy cliff then :-)
Just learned that their divi...A holy cliff then :-)<br />Just learned that their diving speed is in the region of 180 MPH, supposedly the fastest creature in the world with optics 8 times the strength of ours. Have a happy time this weekend.Janine Bolléehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09857073674960699155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-87787491897042317142012-04-08T10:07:41.669+01:002012-04-08T10:07:41.669+01:00Killer last stanza indeed!
Anna :o]Killer last stanza indeed!<br /><br />Anna :o]hyperCRYPTICalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967085628384237933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-67282457496491619462012-04-08T10:07:28.360+01:002012-04-08T10:07:28.360+01:00My father firmly dinned into us all that nothing i...My father firmly dinned into us all that nothing is beautiful unless it fulfils its purpose. On that basis he loved hawks and tigers and despised teapots which leaked, no matter how pretty the glaze.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com