Yard, Gardens, Birds and Critters

Who’s the Boss? By Mary J Williams © Standing at the window Watching the birds fly in Eating on the seed It gives me quite a grin First the Red-bellied Woodpecker He is really the boss A Blue Jay flew in Woodpecker says, “get lost!” Then there was a Starling Some beaks were like swords Red-bellied won that round He gets the award Finally, he left the seed Blue Jay came flying in The Starlings thought to try Blue Jay says I will let you know when The sparrows are gathering Around the area too Just waiting for a chance Because Blue Jay drops a few When Blue Jay left The Chickadee arrived then He doesn’t take very long One bite and give over to the wren But alas the sparrows Are in a large group It’s our turn now Go wait on that stoop Loved the beak fights Between the two Starling and the Woodpecker Then the Starling flew I laughed to see those bossy Starlings Get a little taste Of the type of actions, they dish out And never had to face! 

The Names Of Things I Smell By Mary J Williams© You know that smell Right after some rain I learned today It has a name The name for that smell Is Petrichor Learned the pronunciation On Google, for sure Thanks to a Facebook friend Who taught me this word Siobhan was the one I will teach her about birds I also know a little about plants So maybe I can teach a few I am still learning some There are so many I view Freshly turned earth It has a name too The scientific name of Geosmin, Okay, now I am through This is your lesson today Learning two new words I think I will stick To names of the birds Raining after a dry spell- Petrichor   May 5, 2023

Listen and Smell By Mary J Williams© You can tell it is Spring From all the sounds around you Birds are singing their songs And the smells are beautiful too! I have a bird app on my phone I listened to the birds sing Pointing the phone at the sound So, the app could do its thing The Red-bellied Woodpecker Was right near by Had a nest in the tree Every once in a while, he would fly There was the Bluebird They had a nest in my yard The app picked that sound up It really wasn’t hard The Northern Mocking bird His song is tricky, it sounds like many Hence the name mocking And he does plenty Many of the bird songs I already knew quite a few Which make me very proud How would you do? I love standing on the deck In the first morning light And listen to the sounds Much to my delight The smells of spring are wonderful My currant and the lilac Other flowers around I can’t wait ‘til Spring comes back Spring makes me feel good My favorite time of year It signifies rebirth to me Which gives me very