aerodynamics

above the bending channel
two Kingfishers race
like Formula 1 velociraptors
on the circuit de Rock Creek

like me
the Mallards hear them coming
then going

unlike me
they’re unmoved

Red-winged Blackbirds

One can see, in the photo, the darker parts of this field of stubble that these Red-winged Blackbirds, were working…creating a little bald patch of sorts. Rock Doves (Pigeons) were flying in unison with this flock. You can see them in the 2nd photo.

Red-winged Blackbirds

Rock Doves flying with Red-Winged Blackbirds

One-A-Day Photo / Balanced Rock

One-A-Day Photo / Balanced Rock, originally uploaded by Cliff Hanks.

48 feet fall and 40 tons.

Learning from

a warm fall day,
learning from this rock
to do nothing

Paul O. Williams

The Energy & Beauty of Youth

Shannon

Shannon, originally uploaded by Cliff Hanks.