I know noble accents And lucid, inescapable rhythms…

I know noble accents And lucid, inescapable rhythms; But I know, too, That the blackbird is involved In what I know. Quotation by Wallace Stevens credit + large image The Tricolored Blackbird The Tricolored or Tricoloured Blackbird, Agelaius tricolor, is a passerine bird of the family Icteridae. The Tricolored Blackbird…

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I value my garden more for being full of …

Red-winged Blackbird

I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs. A Joseph Addison Quotation   Red-winged Blackbird Large view + credit The Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) is a passerine bird of the family Icteridae found in most of…

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