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Feathered Friends

Dull, damp and dismal
grim, glum, gloomy and grey 
Wet, wild and windy
winter weather today 

The birds are still busy 
they flock together 
A frenzied flurry
and flutter of feather 

A volery of tits
come to feast and feed
They seem to eat their weight 
in peanuts and seed

The weather may be grim
glum, gloomy and grey
But these feathered friends 
light up the dullest day 
 

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julie callaghan

Sun 13th Feb 2022 15:48

Thanks for the likes. I googled a collective term for long tailed tits and volery was the result, I’ve never heard of it either also relates to a flock of birds… I think 😀

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Richard kent

Sun 13th Feb 2022 10:44

I like this poem, but ...... what is a 'Volery'? maybe a volley ? or is it a term specific to tits ? as say a 'Desert' of Lapwings.

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