Rainbow Birds

By Joseph Kozlowski

Red: Red-"tinged" Blackbird sippin’ near the well,
Scarlet Tanager who’s not The Pimpernel,
Red-breasted Nuthatches, a downward batch,
And fidgety Mr. Cardinal with his red thatch.

Orange: Black-headed Grosbeak’s good for hobnobbin’,
Then I’m bobbin’ with the orange red Robin,
Baltimore Oriole’s out for a spin,
Know the name of his Northern twin?

Green: The Green-winged Teal with speculum flashing green,
Glossy Ibis who likes to preen,
Mrs. Western Tanager, nicknamed Olive and somewhat restive,
With friend Mr. Mallard and his head that’s festive.

Blue: Beautiful Eastern Bluebird floats o’er a bay,
While good old Blue Jay’s raucous some say,
Mountain Bluebird’s graceful I’ve heard,
And Indigo Bunting is an awesome bird.

Yellow: Yellow-breasted Chats, which actually croak,
Black-headed Grosbeak is quite the bloke,
Cousin Evening Grosbeak has moved to the east,
But the "wild canary" is not a beast.

Purple: Poor Purple Martin’s more a steely blue,
But let’s not forget the Purple Gallinule.

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