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28-11-2008, 09:19 AM
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| | | The Bittern.
THE BITTERN.
Secretly skulking
beside brown rushes tall.
The Bittern's boom
is a resonant call.
Gentle winds stir
feathers rise and fall.
But to catch a sight,
can deny us all.  |
28-11-2008, 04:16 PM
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| | | Re: The Bittern.
Hi
What a great painting Ruth, I love your style! Poetry too!! You are so talented. Well done  |
28-11-2008, 04:33 PM
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| | | Re: The Bittern.
Very good, Ruth! |
28-11-2008, 04:37 PM
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| | | Re: The Bittern.
Great poem and artwork - I love that lugubrious face.
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28-11-2008, 07:58 PM
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| | | Re: The Bittern.
thats fantastic! a bird with such character summed up in a flowing peom 
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29-11-2008, 11:30 AM
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| | | Re: The Bittern.
Thanks for your kind comments folks! |
30-11-2008, 10:30 PM
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| | | Re: The Bittern.
Love your artwork and the poem sums it up perfectly for those of us trying to see this elusive bird
Tracey |
01-12-2008, 08:57 AM
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| | | Re: The Bittern.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tracey.A  Love your artwork and the poem sums it up perfectly for those of us trying to see this elusive bird
Tracey | Thanks very much Tracey,I've been lucky enough to see Bitterns on a few occassions. |
01-12-2008, 11:33 AM
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| | | Re: The Bittern.
i think i saw one flying once at wicken fen... it looked much like a heron, but slightly smaller and faster wingbeats. i was euphoric to see even that much of one
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01-12-2008, 12:09 PM
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| | | Re: The Bittern.
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Originally Posted by squishy i think i saw one flying once at wicken fen... it looked much like a heron, but slightly smaller and faster wingbeats. i was euphoric to see even that much of one | Yes sometimes all you get is a fly past over the reeds......the ones I've seen were standing out in the sunshine!
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