{"id":2369,"date":"2015-10-14T20:57:01","date_gmt":"2015-10-14T20:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/?p=2369"},"modified":"2015-10-14T20:57:36","modified_gmt":"2015-10-14T20:57:36","slug":"morning-caw-of-the-jackdaw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/morning-caw-of-the-jackdaw\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Caw of the Jackdaw"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2371\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2371\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2371 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Jackdaw.gif\" alt=\"Jackdaw\" width=\"480\" height=\"236\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Known for their cleverness, this one is &#8220;hitching a ride&#8221; on a car wiper!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The jackdaws call in the morning<br \/>\nBefore the sun streaks the sky<br \/>\nFrom tree, or other perch, loud it echos<br \/>\nWe listening, wonder why&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Is it calling all for breakfast<br \/>\nOr is it saying a prayer of thanks<br \/>\nTo the Gods of Nature it worships unknown to man<br \/>\nFrom the trees on the riverbanks&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The jackdaws call in the morning Before the sun streaks the sky From tree, or other perch, loud it echos We listening, wonder why&#8230; Is it calling all for breakfast Or is it saying a prayer of thanks To the Gods of Nature it worships unknown to man From the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[232],"tags":[762,2493,2492,12],"class_list":["post-2369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nature-2","tag-bird","tag-call","tag-jackdaw","tag-nature","column","twocol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-Cd","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3132,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/red-sky-at-dawn-in-ballybrit\/","url_meta":{"origin":2369,"position":0},"title":"Red Sky at Dawn in Ballybrit","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"3rd September 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Birds on the street eat litters breakfast buffet The crows and jackdaws take to the sky in fright Seagulls braver are tardy to flee Being more brazen so easy dont take fright. 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