The pic is as close as I could
find and I put a bit of the blue
color on it's breast and head
which isn't on the original
blackcap bird. I just wanted to
show a reasonable facscimile;-)
If any of you know of such a bird,
please tell me! Thanks

I love birds and feed them
from my porch, the bluebirds
actually take pieces of graham
crackers from my hands-the
bird in this tale is an unknown
species and I can't find it in
my bird book, this really
happened...

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I met a bird as I was walking
It seemed to be following me
The park is lined with lovely trees
I stopped, "Hello you beauty"
It answered with a lovely warbling
Cardinal sounds, only it was black
Mixed with navy blue breast feathers
And a light blue head crest
It looked at me  head to one side
I smiled, "I love the way you sing, "
I continued walking , it went from tree
To tree following me,I felt such joy
I stopped  and it began it's song again
I sat under atree to see what it would do
To my surprise it flitted to the ground
Stood next to my knee, looking up at me
I began to tell how a friend had hurt me
 Not believing me,demeaning my character
I called the bird indigo, it acted like it
Understood what I was saying-it hopped
Onto my thigh and kept staring at me
Through tears I let out  my frustration
Telling indigo of all the hurt I felt
When I was through,I told it to
Follow me home,so I could keep it or
It could visit me like other birds do
 With a beautiful trill it flew away
I jumped up to see where it had gone
There was no sign of it-I felt so sad,I knew
It had been sent to comfort me, and it had
When I got home indigo was on my porch rail
I stood in awe and watched it fly away, I knew
It would be back again,to visit and sing for me

etw-2005
 
An email question! I live 3 blocks from the park and go there often. I have been feeding and talking with birds for  over 11 years.