Category Archives: birds and the environment

Freeing the vulture

Posted on April 30, 2023 by Rex Tyler

Massive great wingspan Watch as it gets More and more confident That’s when it sets Off then for freedom The mountains on high Waving those great wings And up in the sky

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Born in a cage

Posted on April 30, 2023 by Rex Tyler

A bird in a cage With wings to fly Realises straight away Now why The frustration Of his lack of space Of flapping wings It’s a disgrace .injuries everyday And obviously no where to play

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Bluebells

Posted on April 30, 2023 by Rex Tyler

Hertfordshires bluebells beautiful blue That have risen to form a misting to woo Hearts and minds everywhere a brimstone sea Risen in April let us all be Excited to fathom out the real desire The woods are alive with a … Continue reading →

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“Anting”

Posted on April 27, 2023 by Rex Tyler

Wiggly ant biofuels infiltrate wings Nibbling fluff each tiny heart sings At the thought of a featherbed Soft to the touch Something the birds seem to relish as much anting

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Dandelions

Posted on April 26, 2023 by Rex Tyler

Big on the roadsides and parks In orchards they are everywhere Yes they leave their marks Around the countryside in April Breaking up the soil Adding lots of calcium Do we respect their toil Bee’s and Butterflies prosper From the … Continue reading →

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Gorse

Posted on April 26, 2023 by Rex Tyler

From April to May Gorse gets away Right up till June It’s abundance we see Rich golden blossoms Pure tranquillity Grows on the edges On spikey green Jam packed with nectar Bee’s and Butterflies Wean themselves all that sweetness Drives … Continue reading →

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Starlings

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Rex Tyler

Beautiful plumage Capturing colours Roosting in cities Murmurings are Fabulous flyers Pattern appliers Sky dancing revellers For me a star Performers of majesty Heaven applauded Such wondrous tuxedos And we are rewarded

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One life

Posted on April 12, 2023 by Rex Tyler

Life, relationships love musical gems from up above Poetical sequences Each tearful smile Heart throbbing loveliness Straight off the dial A rainbow colour Life on powerful hue Speaking with a god Is speaking with YOU

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Shooting game birds

Posted on April 10, 2023 by Rex Tyler

Shooters of pheasants Such ugly brutes who Don’t see the birds struggling On the roads Through ignorance really Knocked down by cars Abused by the shooters Permanent scars

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Pheasants

Posted on April 10, 2023 by Rex Tyler

So many pheasants being knocked Down in towns around Brought from France for shooting Dying on the ground Walking out into the streets Just no where to nest Man is most unkind to allow These birds when they should. be … Continue reading →

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Snow

Posted on March 9, 2023 by Rex Tyler

The morning after A day of snow A stillness In repose The tall trees In the distance Seemingly have chose Togetherness and thoughtfulness Under a dormant sky Humility and purpose To An odd mapie passing by Winters vast extremes Demand … Continue reading →

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Job

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Rex Tyler

The patience of Job That’s the Red Kite Spiralling constantly they Searching the ground For the carrion fair Whatever time of the day Serenity Clearly a quality they Can drift and presumably Mark time that way Gloriously managing The miles … Continue reading →

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Witch meanderings

Posted on December 25, 2022 by Rex Tyler

A witch that I know is a forest away Where the Holly runs rife Where a wondrous array Of berries and thorns and leaves Gorgeous green Soak up the energy Of the machine.

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Fox watching by a group of Teal on the canal

Posted on December 6, 2022 by Rex Tyler

The teals strength in numbers Their appreciation Of wildness and Nature For them no conflation To be on the look out Is a good thing For them after all Escapes via the wing

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Jack Daw

Posted on December 3, 2022 by Rex Tyler

The jackdaws are inventive Such ingenuity Displayed using bits of Beech stick They just peck them free And scrape bark off the branches Their stratagem their ruse I just love their cunning Wild and so footloose

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Crow boys

Posted on December 3, 2022 by Rex Tyler

We are in December The Beech just feels bare The crows are significant now sitting there I feed them often Most seemingly say they shit on their cars I ‘m a pain but they are free To shit where they … Continue reading →

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A bird sings

Posted on November 25, 2022 by Rex Tyler

Feather clad the otherwise Silent beauties who Praise us with their charity And intimacy so true Above our heads show fondness Sing perhaps and say Admiringly and adoringly Wish us a nice day.

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Kingfishers regalia all magick

Posted on November 24, 2022 by Rex Tyler

A kingfishers regalia Has a plausible way Of catching the fish A presumption to play Mesmeric hypnotic Believable he Presumes to surmise Distinctively

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Cancers growing inside the farm animals

Posted on November 13, 2022 by Rex Tyler

People eat those poor animals The Meat Trade and Butchers say nowt They see many growths many cancers Perhaps in a way they just doubt It matters for humans to eat them All victims of dastardly ill Suffering terrible agony … Continue reading →

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Murmuration of starlings

Posted on November 12, 2022 by Rex Tyler

A murmuration of Starlings Passerine birds that mesmerise Iridescent markings of green and blue On black The sunlight picks up every hue A rainbow possibly it’s true Gregarious and noisy Enchanting feathered souls They fly in these huge numbers Their … Continue reading →

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Raven

Posted on November 11, 2022 by Rex Tyler

The envy is for what I see As a greater bird than most Gamekeepers and shooters Believe they are the ghost Of something far superior The Raven he who be Magical and wonderful Intelligent and free

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Panoramic

Posted on November 10, 2022 by Rex Tyler

A bird on a cross Looking out to the sea The greyest of skies Is where she wants to be A solitary messenger Stirred by it all Only the wind and the surf Hears her call

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Avian flu and wild birds and turkeys

Posted on November 9, 2022 by Rex Tyler

The beautiful turkeys And avian flu Despite wandering pheasants And red Grouse it’s true All birds must be inside The shooters will say Less lead is fired And the brave birds will pay Stuffed in the ovens With pork meat … Continue reading →

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12/8-10/12

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Rex Tyler

Driven Grouse shooting Blood snot and tears The scent of the Autumn The mists and the fears Beaters and flushers Shooters on form Murdering beautiful birds Whilst their warm The Queen of the Highlands Field Sports you see Avian Flu … Continue reading →

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Death and dying

Posted on October 1, 2022 by Rex Tyler

Seeing is believing but these shooters Need to learn remorse Pheasant pens and dying hens And criminality Shitty water Skelethal remains Vile depravity Cruelty beyond the pale They are all complicit here Leighton hell A rotten smell And an evil … Continue reading →

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Raptors

Posted on October 1, 2022 by Rex Tyler

Those nine sad Raptors shot and killed by murdering scumbags Their blood spilled bundled up in bags delivered to a gamekeeper who saw their bodies dead and gone what do people do Misrepresent  their feelings mendaciously they try To pass … Continue reading →

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Raptors give them respect

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Rex Tyler

Beautuful wild raptors High standing souls Shot to death by scumbags With hearts as wizzes as a stone Unworthy to be aiming At these angels Despicable beneath contempt Alone.

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Birds undercrisk

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Rex Tyler

Administration costs taking so much It’s just not fair show us really salaries are increasing unaware it feels like birds are sadly getting perhaps a raw deal Birds need help this instance show them that you feel And care for … Continue reading →

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Game birds

Posted on September 23, 2022 by Rex Tyler

A handsome soul Who is in control But in this human world Where pheasants are abused by hunters Yes my lord are hurled Into a storm of lead shot That peppers their beautiful frame Ruptures their internal spirit And calls … Continue reading →

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Avian flu

Posted on September 23, 2022 by Rex Tyler

The shooters compassion has left them They care not seems to me As long as they can kill sweet souls A sickness flying free Holds more threat to them For killing is their thing Whether the bird is happy Or … Continue reading →

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