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Spix‘s macaw, rarest
parrot in the world; still in
the mix, not out yet.

This gorgeous bird is the Spix‘s macaw, native to Brazil. They were classified as extinct in the wild in 2019, but they have been successfully bred in captivity. A program was started in 2022, releasing some back into the wild. Let‘s hope they thrive once again!

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #birds #Spixmacaw

I colored this picture on one of my coloring apps and I wanted to make up a story about it.

#haiku #haikuhive

Not book related, but I was excited to post an update about the nesting mourning dove I mentioned last Friday in my #5JoysFriday: Mama dove has a baby!

We greet her quietly whenever we use the gate, and she seems comfortable enough with us, so hopefully, she will remain safe and happy there until baby can grow up strong and healthy!

(And doesn't she have gorgeous eyeliner?)

This haiku is about what I saw in my backyard today. The blue jay flew off when I opened the door and I saw a lizard in the grass panting like he was scared to death. He was fighting for his life trying to keep from getting eaten. Poor baby. This picture of the Blue Jay is from Google.

Blue jay fighting with a lizard
The fight ended with the lizard panting in the grass
The lizard won the fight because he didn‘t get eaten

#haiku #haikuhive

This haiku is dedicated to my backyard wild birds and squirrels. I fed the birds and put out peanuts for the squirrels yesterday and put in fresh water in the bird bath yesterday and today. My birds and squirrels are having a party outside today in my backyard. They‘re happy.

Birds and squirrels having a party in the backyard
Taking baths, drinking water, scarfing down the food
like they haven‘t been fed in 4 or 5 days

#haiku #haikuhive

Happy Mother‘s Day to all of the kinds of mothers there are in the world. You deserve more than a day

May 5th #Bibliophile Birds 🐦 I always wondered why this little bird is looking for his mother. It's one of my favorites. @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#aprilpoetrychallenge
#nationalpoetrymonth
@wanderinglynn
#haiku

#bird(s) Couldn't post yesterday due to the Litsy snafu.
#tokillamockingbird

I could never figure out why this bird never knew who his mother was, and it bothered my kid brain. It still does! Two bingonspots for #ISpyBingoFeb @TheAromaofBooks

“Some birds build with twigs and leaves, others with grasses, mud, or even spiders webs”