“God gives every bird its food,
But He does not throw it into the nest.”
J. G. Holland
As master fishers, they have no equals
Watching them, always brings joy to me
I spent some time, with some old friends
A truly marvelous bird of prey – the Osprey
Some call these skillful fishing birds, Fish Hawks
They arrive here each Spring, from South America
They construct huge nests, high atop northern lakes
Since childhood, their lives have filled me with awe
I perch for many hours every Spring, observing them
Tending nests, fishing, teaching their offspring, to fly
An Osprey’s eyesight, is many times greater than ours
They can spot a fish, under the water, from way on high
Both the male and the female Osprey, care for their young
They both very diligently take turns, babysitting and fishing
For me, there is nothing quite like, observing Earth’s birds
I always look forward to their arrival, each and every Spring
They were almost exterminated, by our use of DDT
Today, they are imperiled, by mankind’s plastic trash
If we don’t start caring, about nature’s many wonders
Magnificent birds, like the Osprey, will vanish very fast
And, as I sat on this northern lake, watching these Osprey
My thoughts sadly turned, to the birds, now covered in oil
They are so unlike us, so content, with life’s simplest things
We are the only species on Earth, which decimates and spoils
Like so many of the now oil-mired wildlife, on our Gulf Coast
These Osprey cannot distinguish ‘safe food’ from oil and trash
If we don’t change our modern ways, and help them, to survive
Many god-given creatures, will soon be, memories from our past
©Spring Sojourn 2010, Mr. Ed
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Anna
Be always safe,
Karen
The full effects on the ecosystem from the Gulf oil has yet to be seen.
Far reaching devastation yet to come.
Walt
Very nice writing ,sure have missed you and all the wonderful poets in here..hope all is well with you,,take care always ok..Hugss
Cheers,
Dan
Wounded Eagle
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We certainly must stop the madness or we will be extinct also.
Much peace, love and light,
Amber
Many god-given creatures, will soon be, memories from our past
And if we don't watch it we might among them.
God Bless,
Lew