Haiku for an Australian Winter Garden

in the birdbath – ice.
too thick for birds to break it
adding warm water

in the birdbath now
mrs peewit having fun
mr waits his turn.

working frost burnt lawn
magpie finds a fat white grub
gritty but tasty?

grevillea blooms
for white-eared honeyeater
hungry for nectar

dead chrysanthemum
flower waits in sad patience
bring the secateurs