One of the most common birds here is the black redstart, with a black head, dark grey back and wings, enlivened by a white stripe on the wings and a bright red tail. We see them everywhere in the countryside and there is one who visits the garden outside our house every morning. Here are some photos I took through the kitchen window:
I don't have any poetry for this bird in my booklet by Juan José Trujillo Reyes so I've written a couple of lines myself:
"in flight you flaunt your bright red petticoat with its white lace edging
that peeks beneath the black skirt of your wings as you pose upon the stone"
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