The Ambassador of Spring
The desert of El Paso, Texas is never second best.
Several species of feathered friends choose here to build a nest
Hueco Tanks State Park is a great place to visit
Birds and other animals make their homes right in it
At sunrise one morning, I saw a wondrous thing,
Perched on a cactus was a Gambel’s Quail,
Like he was
Ambassador of Spring.
A plump belly and chestnut sides
distinguished him from all the rest
He wore a cinnamon-brown crown
and
comma-shaped, forward-facing crest
Sixteen young Quail and their mother formed a covey
I saw him bringing up the rear
Looking for anything suspicious
Never showing fear
I saw Hummingbirds and White-Tailed Dove
I heard a House Finch Sing.
But no bird was like Gambel’s Quail
Ambassador of Spring
02/23/2021
Written for Spring Birds Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Constance La France
Copyright © Evelyn Swartz | Year Posted 2021
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