between these feathers

deep sun kneads my muscles 'til

each bone sings with joy

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Female of subspecies merula

Wikipedia blackbird page , Creative Commons  Daniel schwem Applications-graphics.svg This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: Contrast boosted, selective background blur. The original can be viewed here: Amsel Weibchen aufgeplustert.jpg. Modifications made by Dschwen.  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

Slightly cropped by me.