An Obliging Treecreeper

Cherry

By Rhiannonw

Mon, 11 Nov 2019
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What’s that skittering up the tree?
– brown as the bark, so hard to see.
As the trunk we scanned and searched,
it stopped awhile quite still, clung, perched
in such a way we could clearly view
bark-brown back and its white tummy too;
and there it paused and posed
while we fumbled with camera and zoom,
searching with the viewfinder,
picture shook –
steadied arm to focus,
caught and took
the proffered profile
– it seemed
to patiently wait
until we were suited and done –
then off it flitted, onward,
gone!

Certificate U
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Comments

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

A fleeting moment so perfectly captured in this poem Rhiannon.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, Jenny. It certainly made the wander in the arboretum even more special! Birds usually flit off so quickly it's difficult to see what they are! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by hudsonmoon on

It's nice when that happens, Rhiannonw. I usually fumble and come up with a picture of my foot. Ha.

Rich x

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Yes! or the blank spot where the bird was! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

Echoing Jenny's comment - is that the actual photo?

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, Insert. Yes, it is one of two I got that hadn't shaken! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

And thank you for the cherries, glad it's of interest to others. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Well done capturing such a tiny elusive creature :0) I liked your contrast of the carefree bird and all the effort and stress of taking its photo, but you did it! And now the reader gets a wonderful snapshot of photographer/poet and treecreeper :0)

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, Di. I felt all fingers and thumbs, and slow, (and had to lean my elbow on my husband to steady my arm!) so very thankful to get a lovely little result, and to be able to see the bird more clearly in the photograph than the naked eye really! Yes, a very elusive but likeable little bird. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by jeand on

Hi Rhiannon

I enjoyed reading this poem - and picturing you rushing to get a good photo of the bird. lovely.

Jean

Jean Day

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks, Jean. I'm glad to have captured the moment in verse as well as the photo itself! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by onemorething on

Oh lovely! Love the photo too. :)

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you. Memories of your nuthatch! It's said I think that  treecreepers run up the tree and the nuthatch come down, but I think the nuthatch can go up as well! Rhiannon