As the old birds sings, the young ones twitter. A German proverb Western Meadowlark The Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) is a medium-sized blackbird, very similar in appearance to the Eastern Meadowlark. Their breeding habitats are grasslands, prairies, pastures, and abandoned fields. Their nests are situated on the ground, and are…
Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ’em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird A Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird quotation Northern Mockingbird The Northern Mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos, is the only mockingbird commonly found in North America. This bird is mainly a…
Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings A C. Archie Danielson or Salvador Dalí quotation (research shows these two different people as author) This bird (Surnia ulula) is a medium sized bird. It has a falcon-like wing shape and long tail. It is the only living species in the…
The Duck Test Inductive Reasoning The duck test is a humorous term for a form of inductive reasoning. Here’s how it can be explained: If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck. The test implies that…
Bird Quotes – Bird Quotations* Birds are mentioned in many quotes, proverbs and bird sayings so many times in our lives we think little about them. There are too many instances to cover everything, but I have tried to provide as many popular bird quotes and other sayings about…
Bird Trivia you can Forget Doug Bird (James Douglas Bird), a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1973 to 1983. Unfortunately, after good work in the ’76 and ’77 playoffs, Bird is most known for surrendering a two-run homer to Thurman Munson in the 8th inning of Game Three during the…
