The juvenile woodpecker
seems small to its parents, but when it comes to feed all the other birds keep clear.
The “small” Blue Tit looks bigger than its parent
a big mouth is the way to get fed.
All chicks are small but some a smaller than others
says Hubble the hobbled, now holding her own.
Outside, the older teenagers, while larger
are cultivating the mean scrawny look.
Bees might be small but a Bumble Bee
is a big bee.
We tend to see the big small things, whether they are beetles
or moths
Although this Elephant Hawk moth doesn’t need to claim the name of such a large mammal in order to prove its point.
The vast majority of living creatures who live here are much, much smaller than any of these.