Telling the Truth

noisy commotion

young coopers hawk loses prey

aggressive squirrels score

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Mid-fall games are on

Outside my kitchen window

Hunger games

Power games

Survival games

(Not my backyard, not my vultures, not a fall scene–but it will do in a pinch!)

Outdoor tomcat–also not mine–takes victory strut around back yard

Proudly displays doomed sparrow clutched in mighty jaws

Enforcer squirrels rush into the fray,

Intimidate giant predators with much ado about everything–

Unexpected heroes in a bloodless war to the death

Seasoned hawk swoops to snatch juicy rodent

Young coopers hawk goes hungry for now

Are we having fun?

Not really

Too many victims

Too few heroes

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© Elouise Renich Fraser, 10 November 2014
Photos from open stock on internet