The Bill To Be - Lincoln Park Zoo Poem by Ima Ryma

Here at home in Lincoln Park Zoo
This young African spoonbill be
Getting a close up bird's eye view.
And what a bill the bird does see,
Growing forth from the young bird's head
In the form of a giant spoon,
Set in a magnificent spread,
Ready and able to swoop soon
Through the water to sweep up prey.
Moving expertly forth and back,
No match for the catch of the day,
Once the young bird does get the knack.

Opportunities to fulfill
Coming soon for this young spoonbill.