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THE HOPPING CRAKE

spotless crake (Zapornia tabuensis), juvenile

 

The little hopping crake, whose leg has been maimed,

Pushes with the good leg, hops on the mud it would make.

Other crakes chase it away, but hopping it would come again.

Its spirit’s not easily broken – hats off to our hopping crake!

 

 

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Uploaded on January 21, 2024
Taken on January 20, 2024