In California pelicans are littoral,
pods make harbor in wetlands
of San Francisco Bay. Squadrons
skim cold waves at Davenport
& Santa Cruz, scooping for mackerel,
anchovy, sardine. Pouches chevron
down the beaches over weekend
crowds of underclad reveling tourists.
Peregrines wait on power poles
among red-tailed hawks & ravens
scouting for small mammal prey in farmed
acres of rosemary, sage, & Brussels
sprouts. Texas, rife with peregrines,
prompts this cry: Oh look, a pelican.
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