20 January 2026 (midwinter twilight)

midwinter twilight

one last flight of ducks

lifts off the river

6 January 2026 (river walk)

river walk

a mallard with her bill tucked

opens one eye

9 February 2025 (upriver)

upriver an eagle

just misses a duck

snowdust

19 January 2025 (January thaw)

January thaw

a pair of mallards preens

in an eddy

11 December 2024 (early twilight)

early twilight

ducks in flight lost

in the river’s dark

1 June 2024 (whale watch)

whale watch —

a pair of surf scoters

outpaces the boat

1 January 2024 (first day)

first day . . .

the surfacing scaup

tosses back a mussel

16 November 2023 (fading light)

fading light

two ducks in the river

become rocks

7 March 2023 (distant thunder)

distant thunder

the teal’s reflection

fractured by cattails

December 18: Upriver

Snow falling fast

I can barely make out

two ducks flying upriver

July 4: Fireworks

Watching ducks flush

over the harbor

by the light of fireworks.

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