Wader poem for Wader Quest
In July I wrote a poem about waders for Wader Quest. This is an extract from their July 2015 Newsletter.
Wader Quest – Newsletter July 2015
Young Birder Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig at Hudsonian Godwit twitch
Photograph taken by and copyright Helena Craig
Waders : A poem by Mya-Rose “Birdgirl” Craig
Long legs
lots of different colours:
brown, grey, black
many species of waders.
They wade into the water
for bugs in the muddy marshes.
The beetles are their favourite!
Beady black eyes,
long bills,
pointy bills,
curly bills,
to probe the mud for lunch!
Long, thin or fat bodies,
waders vary,
their call is theirs
no sound bite to copy.
Humans drain the wet
lands to reclaim
land for themselves.
So your habitat
is in danger, waders
Yes, you are endangered!
Dedicated to Wader Quest
By Mya-Rose Craig, Birdgirl
In collaboration with Ita O’Donnell
Hudsonian Godwit, Meare Heath, Somerset Levels
Photograph taken by and copyright Young Birder Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig
Postscript
7-8 November 2015 was Wader Conservation World Watch, in which I took part in seeing a Purple Sandpiper. These are a couple of pages out of the Wader Quest special Newsletter:
About The Author
Hi, I’m Dr. Mya-Rose Craig. I am a 19-year-old prominent British-Bangladeshi ornithologist, environmentalist, diversity activist as well as an author, speaker and broadcaster. At age 11 I started the popular blog Birdgirl, and at age 17 I became the youngest person to see half of the birds in the world.
Lyrical, poignant and insightful.’ - Margaret Atwood
This is my story; a journey defined by my love for these extraordinary creatures. Because large or small, brown, patterned or jewelled, there is something about birds that makes us, even for just moments at a time, lift our eyes away from our lives and up to the skies.
Lyrical, poignant and insightful.’ - Margaret Atwood
This is my story; a journey defined by my love for these extraordinary creatures. Because large or small, brown, patterned or jewelled, there is something about birds that makes us, even for just moments at a time, lift our eyes away from our lives and up to the skies.