Pecking Order
I am Accipiter cooperiia if you please
A prince over field and trees
My plumage may speak of youth
Yet avian skill declares the truth
Hatched a predator within my class
For slighter fellows, it’s their morass
Crafted to be adroit in flight
On the unsuspecting I will alight
I weave deftly through foliage dense
While blue jays attempt their air defense
With raucous calls of “away, away!”
They peck at my head in child’s play
But In this world of give and take
Some must sacrifice for my sake
You see, it’s seed they seek forevermore
While I was created a carnivore
Note: This Cooper’s Hawk visits a park near our home on occasion. For months I have tried to get a closer look for the purpose of identification and the possibility of securing some photos. Then, earlier this week this beautiful Accipiter appeared and became most cooperative. I even got to hear the bird call for its mate. From far away the answer came; then the hawk took wing and disappeared. What a treat!
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What a treat!