Bird Watcher

He wants to see every bird
Or die trying
If it takes Madagascar
Let it be so
To brave unimaginable hardships
Expense
Perhaps death
But for the island's pochard
The small, odd, brown duck
Just to check the box
And move on
Never mind his own rarities
The sightings no one will see
Hides from himself in plain sight
Beautiful human plumage
Never acknowledged
Ashamed