by Suzán Jiván, Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán
for Rebecca, Russ
Kenny, Jimmy
Mark, Danielle & Eric...
Calls in groups
at dawn and dusk
walking in canopies
concealed in tall trees
flimsy sticks
glossy green
rising in intensity
bright red
flight feathers
heavy yellow
throaty cackles
and coos
thick foliage
rather tame
not easily seen
middle and upper stories
extremely long
seen only in flashes
bare eye rings
host species
heavy barring
more bronzed
through Uganda
described as, "barks"
in Nairobi
two toes forward
two toes back
foster parents
repetitious
"dee-dee-dee
deedereek"
chiefly in nests
of weavers
in equatorial regions
both in trees
and on the ground
hairy and hairless
even bad-
tasting prey
sometimes
eats the eggs
long rank grass
disjunct ares
heavily flapping
tiring easily
rainy periods
barred rump
and vent
gurgling
clumsily
flying noiselessly
typically worldwide
incredible night
daytime sites
sprinkled with white
riverine, tree cavities
fast bubbling stutter
groups of a dozen
fluffy ear tufts
conspicuous eyelids
semi-deserts
ascending, "tee"
whir of wings...
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