talon to talon
dance with feather and the wind
who will own the sky
where winged angels are not safe
hawks compete for patch of blue
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This was written for Colleen’s weekly poetry challenge. This is the first Tuesday of the month, so it was a poet’s choice week. I chose to write a tanka based on this photo I took two years ago.
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Nice poem, cool photo
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Thanks.
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Wow! What a picture! And a poem to match!
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Thanks! It was very cool to watch those big birds just above my head as I kayaked.
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Sounds incredible!
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Yep, I was lucky :)
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Excellent photo and tanka!
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Thanks. Watching those big birds was very cool :)
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Wow, Trent. What a photo and poem to go with it. Dramatic!
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Thanks, Diana! It was very cool to watch the hawks.
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Trent, you take the best bird photos! Were they fighting over prey? Well done on your tanka too!
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Thanks, Colleen! These two were hunting, do large circles, and every so often the circles would get too close and one would chase the other away. I have about 50 shots of the two of them including three different little battles (I was in a kayak).
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Wow! I bet they were fun to watch! 😍
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They were! :)
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Fabulous, Trent. I love the rhythm of the poem as well as how it augmented the picture rather than describing the picture.
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Thanks, Marsha!
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You’re welcome, Trent. :)
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stunning❣️
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Thanks. I was very lucky to witness that little “battle of the birds”!
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You’re so welcome❣️
You’re so right… nature is such a gift❣️
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Great photographic capture, and a great poem too.
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Thanks, Susan.
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wow perfect poetry for a amazing photo. It’s amazing how much bigger they look when they defend their territory.
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I’ve seen a few large birds “fight” – it is always pretty cool, and, yeah, these birds are big. Thanks!
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Great photo, and tanka to accompany it.
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Thanks, Ruth.
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clash of the feathered titans, “where winged angels are not safe” I love it!
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I’ve seen a few clash of feathered titans (watchign eagles fight is amazing), but this is the only time I’ve seen them face-to-face! Thanks.
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You’re welcome.
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This is beautiful Trent and has a feel of Native American about it!
I also love the photo , you have shared it before.💜💜
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Thanks, Willow. yes, I did post the photo a couple of years ago. it is one of my favorites :)
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It is beautiful 💜
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:)
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Oh wow! What a shot, Trent!
Excellent Tanka to go with, i might add…
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It’s amazing isn’t it !
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Yes!
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Absolutely stunning 💜
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Thanks, Dale. This is one of my favorite shots – I have a few others that are similar of big birds “fighting”, but none that are face to face like this.
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No kidding! It is so cool!
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Thanks :) (It was very cool to watch!)
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I bet!
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