This shy little bird digs in rottenwood to make a comfy nest.

But, you'll never see her close-up, if she does her level best.

That's because she hops upside-down under branches of a tree,
Searching for goodies to eat, while swinging in the breeze.

It's amazing, but all her life she won't be seen or found,

Because this treetop loving bird never bothers to fly down.

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