belted kingfisherhooded mergansermysterious song sparrow the quickness with which you remove your glassesperch binoculars on the bridge of your nosealways in search of indigo buntingyellow-throated warblergreat blue heron but ignite forCanadian geeseprotective mockingbirds spotting a little egretin the stillness of pond scumred-tailed hawk on the freeway the way you accept my mixed-upnomenclature tufted wood duckcat-dog bird, barn sink and swallowblue moon jay, red-bellied gulllaughing nuthatch