Edmonds photographer Denise Meade submitted this poem along with her photos — take in her yard — of some of the birds mentioned.

Bird Visitations

Chick-a-dee-dee-dee-dees,
the spotted towhees,
and juncos join jays
to fill up our trees.

My bird-angel hummers
glide close to my face.
“O thank you”, I whisper,
so touched by this grace.

A soft-grey dove couple
coos their love song.
The squawking blue heron
roosts, high and strong.

We give nectar and seeds,
a bath and a shower.
Our yard offers refuge,
branches and flowers.

Birds dart and they dance,
they chase and they hover.
Some come right up to me,
then dash and take cover.

Sparrow, finch, flicker,
wrens, robins, and crows
adore our bird haven
and we love their shows!

~By Denise Meade
Summer 2021