Birdtober Day Four: Brown Creeper

 

Although Brown Creepers are common all over the United States, I've never seen one. I researched them on eBird and Audubon.org. (Check out this article on bird camouflage; there are several amazing photos of birds blending into their surroundings, and if you scroll down you'll see a Brown Creeper - or, I should say, you'll have trouble seeing one.) 

 

I decided to write a tanka about the Brown Creeper. 

 

 Brown Creeper

Photo Source: eBird

Dinnertime for the Brown Creeper

Camouflaged creeper
Crawls up tree like moving bark
Insect connoisseur
Passes nuthatch crawling down,
Fellow guest at bug buffet.

©Ruth Bowen Hersey