BANDING BARN OWLS
 THIS IS WHERE THE BARN OWLS LIVE |
 IT WAS DETERMINED, MAMA AND FOUR CHICKS |
 ONE BY ONE, LOWERED TO THE GROUND |
 MAMA WAS THE FIRST |
 SHE SAT PATIENTLY |
 AND SHOWED HER BEAUTIFUL PLUMAGE |
 THAN BECAME IRRITATED... |
 CAREFULLY MEASURED AND TAGGED |
 C'MON KIDS, NOTHING TO IT. |
 EACH IN TURN |
 NOT ALWAYS HAPPY |
 AND SOMETIMES TANGLED |
 ARE YOU SURE IT WON'T HURT MAMA? |
 CAREFUL, LOVING HANDS |
 PLACED THE BANDS |
 AND TOOK NOTES |
 YOU'RE ALL DONE |
 ON TO THE NEXT |
 UNTIL THE LAST, BUT NOT LEAST |
 AND THEN TAKEN BACK HOME |
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