Friday, April 12, 2024

Vismaya - the Peregrine of MRC Nagar



Vismaya - so named by Sanjeev - a Peregrine Falcon whom he had day-to-day eyes on; Vismaya, who came when Maya the Shaheen left, or so it seemed.



10th April sightings


Let me tell you about her, why the fuss.
CSK bus below
Bedecked in yellow
And most miss this raptor in plain sight, thus.

Off to the marsh at dusk and dawn
From this perch, she will be gone
Pigeon  stunned
with fist, not gun
Cleaned and eaten on the adjacent pylon.

A Chennai Life lived in solitude
Not even the crow dare intrude
Back north for the summer
She may meet a Tiercel partner
And hopefully eyases, they will together brood.

We wish you safe travels up north
And hope you come back, as you go forth
Maybe next time as a pair?
Chennai does treat you so fair
with enough prey through our winter for you both!





 

1 comment:

A Peregrine and Woodpeckers - a nice start for my birding year

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