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Today's Bird- the Baltimore Oriole

With Colors like Those on the Coat-of-arms of 17th-Century Lord Baltimore

By Lightning Bolt ⚡Published 9 months ago Updated 8 months ago 1 min read
Icterus galbula

~~🐦🐦🐦‍⬛🪶“Broken wings can heal, A bird is meant to fly.” — Kate Stradling

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Halloween in flight

chattering birds with loud 'wink!'s

love grapes and oranges

_____________Bolt

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Haikunature poetry

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Lightning Bolt ⚡

Bolt aka Bill, a bizarre bisexual bipolar alliterative epileptic Taco Bell Futurist 🌮, an Aquarian oddball w/ a malfunctioning brain. 🧠

I write comedy, poetry, sci fi, & horror.

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  • Mother Combs9 months ago

    Such a beautiful bird to write a haiku about. <3 Love this, Bill

  • Marilyn Glover9 months ago

    Halloween in flight is right. What a gorgeous bird. Thanks for sharing this, Bill!

  • Susan Fourtané 9 months ago

    What a beautiful bird! The bird eating the orange looked so nice. I love the birds communicating with the other birds. And I loved that music! Lovely little poem, too, of course. 😁

  • Tiffany Gordon9 months ago

    Beautifully-crafted! What a cutie pie! Thx 4 sharing Sweet Bill!🌸

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