Spring
Winter blows no more.
Spring tiptoes in like plovers
stitching sparkling, lacy hem
to rich egg-laden sand.
The tide is coming in.
Spring brews wild blossom teas
as trees drop hankies on the breeze.
Grey Plover at the Water's Edge -- Archibald Thorburn
Winter blows no more.
Spring tiptoes in like plovers
stitching sparkling, lacy hem
to rich egg-laden sand.
The tide is coming in.
Spring brews wild blossom teas
as trees drop hankies on the breeze.
Grey Plover at the Water's Edge -- Archibald Thorburn
Plovers are a widely distributed group of wading birds belonging to the Charadriiformes subfamily Charadriinae; the genus name (Pluviali) is Latin and means relating to rain, from "pluvia" (rain). Their nests are in a slight hollow in the ground where 2 to 5 (usually 4) spotted eggs are laid. The European golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) summers in Iceland and its 1st appearance there indicates the arrival of spring.
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