Wednesday, March 11, 2020

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EARLY BIRDS - FOLD
Day Clean and Kiskadee,
They say are the worm catchers
Of the fattest kind you see,
They sing dawn's clearing,
These two; Day Clean and Kiskadee,
Here in Trinidad and Tobago;
Pigeons stir early, but as for me,
Song of kis kis ka dee, i listen for;
Grackles too charge their strange fee
To chorus of morning's awakenings,
Adding songs to Day Clean and Kiskadee.
© gillena cox 2020

NOTE: Day Clean The Tropical Mockingbird (Mimus gilvus)


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Location: St James, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

18 comments:

  1. Rosemary Nissen-WadeMarch 11, 2020 at 5:28 PM

    To me those are exotic birds, unknown here. I love to wake to the musical call of our Magpies (a different kind from the Northern Hemisphere maggies) but often it is the screech of the nasty little Noisy Miners instead.

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  2. Gillena CoxMarch 11, 2020 at 5:30 PM

    😊thanks for dropping by Rosemary

    Much❤love

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  3. RommyMarch 11, 2020 at 6:54 PM

    I like how your piece had a song like feel to it

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  4. Gillena CoxMarch 11, 2020 at 7:13 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Rommy

    Much❤love

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  5. HelenMarch 11, 2020 at 8:19 PM

    I would love to spend time in your part of the world.

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  6. JimMarch 11, 2020 at 9:54 PM

    We have the Great Kiskadee here in South Texas. Ours eat lizards, small fish, and berries. I haven't seen one yet, guess I should be looking in my palm tree. I don't know of the Day Clean.
    I learned a bit. Thank You.
    ..

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  7. Joel (@Stranded Tree)March 11, 2020 at 10:46 PM

    For the love of birds, Gillena. Thanks for the introduction to new feathered friends.

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  8. Gillena CoxMarch 12, 2020 at 12:23 AM

    Glad you dropped by Joel

    Much❤love

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  9. Sanaa RizviMarch 12, 2020 at 1:32 PM

    This is beautiful, Gillena! I am always fascinated to learn about birds - especially those who are foreign and exotic in my part of the world 💝

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  10. indybevMarch 12, 2020 at 4:39 PM

    Each of us in our respective regions enjoy those early morning songsters, I'm sure. It's always silent in winter, and the first hint of Spring is announced by birdsong...such a welcome!

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  11. Susie ClevengerMarch 13, 2020 at 7:26 PM

    I love waking up to bird songs. My trees are full of cardinals, chickadees, sparrows, and on and on every sunrise.

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  12. Gillena CoxMarch 14, 2020 at 1:32 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Susie. Here its quoiditian event too, as in your region.

    much❤love

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  13. MargaretMarch 14, 2020 at 11:13 PM

    I adore birdsong and poetry!

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  14. Gillena CoxMarch 16, 2020 at 10:03 AM

    Thanks for dropping by Margaret

    Much❤love

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