Today's Bird- the Crowned Crane
Also Known as the African Crowned Crane, Golden Crested Crane, Golden Crowned Crane, East African Crane, East African Crowned Crane, African Crane, Eastern Crowned Crane, Kavirondo crane, South African Crane, and Crested Crane
~~🐦🐦⬛🦉 🪶 “I pray to the birds because they remind me of what I love rather than what I fear. And at the end of my prayers, they teach me how to listen.” ― Terry Tempest Williams, Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place 🦅🕊️
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Elegant courtship
dancing, bowing, jumping
natural grandeur
_______________Bolt⚡
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Comments (2)
Lovely haiku, Bill. Cranes are such elegant birds
He seems like a smaller, less colourful peacock. Loved your poem!