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…
The compelled mother loves her child as the caged bird sings. The song does not justify the cage nor the love the enforcement. A Germaine Greer quotation credit + large image Gilded Flicker The Gilded Flicker (Colaptes chrysoides) is a large-sized woodpecker of the Sonoran, Yuma, and eastern Colorado Desert…
Time sometimes flies like a bird, sometimes crawls like a snail; but a man is happiest when he does not even notice whether it passes swiftly or slowly. An Ivan Turgenev quotation large image Red-necked Grebe The Red-necked Grebe, Podiceps grisegena, is a migratory aquatic bird that is found in…
He carried his childhood like a hurt warm bird held to his middle-aged breast. A Herbert Gold quotation credit + large image Yellow-billed Loon The Yellow-billed Loon or White-billed Diver, (Gavia adamsii), is the largest member of the loon or diver family of birds. This species occasionally wanders south of…
You know, it’s just one small step from legacy to lame duck. A Bill Clinton quote (42nd U.S. President) large image Mandarin Duck The Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata), or just Mandarin, is a medium-sized perching duck, closely related to the North American Wood Duck. Mandarin Ducks, which are referred to…
Lame Duck – A Public Official Not Seeking Reelection A saying, quote, dictionary term Cultural Dictionary definition lame duck A public official or administration serving out a term in office after having been defeated for reelection or when not seeking reelection. The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy,…
