Hey, American Dipper Bird,
how is it that they say you
can fly underwater?

How is it your eyelids
are white?

Do they provide you with
protection and underwater
vision when you close
your eye lids underwater?

And why are you such an
anomaly that you are called
an aquatic song bird, unlike
the other song birds who
cannot swim underwater?

And how is if you can stand
in freezing water and dip
your beak into it to forage
for food?

Also, one last thing. I’ve
read your color is a
“drab gray.”

I feel that’s an unkind
and thoughtless
description of your color.

I see your plumage as
a magnificent
light gray color
and I hope you
have a great day.

Bob Boyd