Birds 13 - Pileated Woodpeckers Poem by Unnikrishnan Sivasankara Menon
Birds 13 - Pileated Woodpeckers
He made his move, as a man would
Piping to her clear and high
She reciprocated, side by side
They sat for a few minutes.
Together they flew to a tall pine tree
started chopping out their cavity
up the trunk, for it was Spring again,
time for romance, time for family.
A week passed, while she worked
And he hunted insects, shimmied
Down very often to give her food
And now the hole was big enough.
‘Interior decoration' another week
Then they chose a branch upper
Bill on bill, wing on wing, she crouched
And he mounted her, again and again.
Her eggs take fifteen days to hatch
then the freshly minted chicks spend
a month in the nest, they took turns
feeding them, before the chicks flew off.
Part 2. I hear an incessant tap-tap and look out to see a pair of beautiful woodpeckers working on their hole. The tree is pretty tall and it moves with each tap. So I could not capture a pic to share with you on ph. Sorry about that.
Woodpeckers are a very large species, with numerous Sub+Species. In my compound, there stands an old arecanut tree, already dead, with its green head of foliage gone. I hear an incessant tap-tap and look out to see a pair of beautiful woodpeckers
Hi Poet Mr Kim Barney, the woodpecker could be pecking (or penning) his poem on the house of our Master Poet. You have to bear with it, sir.
Excellent piece, I hear woodpeckers in spring where I live too. A good 5*
I do love them. The woodpeckers here are not the pileated ones. But nice to watch see, harsh to the ears 😊
Seeing pileated woodpeckers is a great experience. You should try it. : ) bri
Sure. I watch them on u-tube. In our place, Kerala too we have lots. They make holes on all our coconut trees, mango trees and even the sturdy jack-fruit trees. But they are not the pileated ones. Still quite beautiful.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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5/1/2024 11:43:06 AM # 1.0.0.1119
Excellent poetic diction on Pileated woodpecker; it's a beautiful birds loving song
Thank You, dear poet. Bird-watching is my passion. I love to read about them.