The hummingbird competes with the stillness of the air. Quotation by Chogyam Trungpa credit + large image Ruby-throated Hummingbird The Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris), is a small hummingbird. It is the only species of hummingbird that regularly nests east of the Mississippi River in North America. The breeding habitat is…
I do not know which to prefer, The beauty of inflections, Or the beauty of innuendos, The blackbird whistling, Or just after. Quotation by Wallace Stevens credit + large image Tricolored Blackbird The Tricolored or Tricoloured Blackbird, Agelaius tricolor, is a passerine bird of the family Icteridae. The Tricolored Blackbird…
Fake Bird Quotes and other Fake Trivia We have dug deep to bring you some fake quotes as an exercise in fake trivia. Fake Quotes Your a fake and a phony and I wish I never laid eyes on you. Sandy: Grease (1978) movie Click Titles below…
I don’t ask for the meaning of the song of a bird or the rising of the sun on a misty morning. There they are, and they are beautiful. Quotation by Pete Hamill credit + large image California Thrasher The California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum) is a large thrasher found primarily…
“… there is an ecstatic mechanism in birds that makes them fly upwards in spite of worms.” By Lawrence Ferlinghetti credit Northern Pintail The Pintail or Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) is a widely occurring duck which breeds in the northern areas of Europe, Asia and North America. The Northern Pintail…
Hummingbirds have forgotten the words.. Graffiti at Adelaide, SA – author unknown credit + large image Broad-billed Hummingbird The Broad-billed Hummingbird, Cynanthus latirostris, is a medium-sized hummingbird. It is 9–10 cm long, and weighs approximately three to four grams. The breeding habitat is in arid scrub of southeastern Arizona-(the Madrean…
Words are heavy like rocks…they weigh you down. If birds could talk, they wouldn’t be able to fly Marilyn, from the TV show ‘Northern Exposure’ credit + large image Spotted Sandpiper The Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia) is a small shorebird. Together with its sister species, the Common Sandpiper (A. hypoleucos)…
Young people on a lark might keep in mind that all birds, except cuckoos, build their nests before hatching their eggs. An anonymous/unknown author credit + large image Tree Swallow The Tree Swallow, Tachycineta bicolor, is a migratory passerine bird that breeds in North America and winters in Mexico, Central…
