Thursday, October 16, 2025

Poetry Friday: Birdtober Day 17: Great Grey Owl

 

Here are this week's posts:

Saturday: Arctic Tern 

Sunday: Gyrfalcon 

Monday: Gray/Grey Heron 

Tuesday: Costa's Hummingbird 

Wednesday: Ringed Kingfisher 

Thursday: Pygmy Nuthatch 

 

 


 

Sees prey through yellow eyes

Then,

Silent as smoke,

Attacks

 

©Ruth Bowen Hersey 

 

 

Sarah Grace has today's Poetry Friday roundup. 

5 comments:

Irene Latham said...

Dear Ruth, I love seeing your bird poems gather and take flight! Owls are perfect to feature during October, yes? Thank you! xo

laurasalas said...

Silent as smoke! Your poem is fire--hehe!

Tabatha said...

Silent as smoke! Love it. You really create an ominous vibe with few words.

Sarah Grace Tuttle said...

"silent as smoke" is a great line! I love this tiny poem that packs a punch. Thank you for sharing it!

Linda B said...

I, too, love the "silent as smoke", Ruth. I've sat evenings in the dusk or dark and seen (finally), an owl swoop in or by, yes, not anything to hear, only to see. I love it!