Better be a bird of the wood…
Better be a bird of the wood than a bird in the cage.
Italian Proverb quote
Wild Turkey: Have you seen a wild turkey?
Turkey
A turkey is either of two or three living species of large birds in the genus Meleagris. One species, Meleagris gallopavo, commonly known as the Wild Turkey, is native to the forests of North America. The other species, Meleagris ocellata, known as the Ocellated Turkey, is native to the forests of the Yucatán Peninsula.
The domestic turkey is a descendant of the Wild Turkey and features prominently in the menu of the U.S. and Canadian holidays of Thanksgiving and that of Christmas in many countries.
Identification Tips:
• Length: 34 inches
• Very large, small-headed, round-winged, long-tailed, ground-dwelling bird
• Unfeathered bluish head and reddish throat
• Dark breast, belly and upper back
• Iridescent bronze and green wings
• Barred primaries
• Dark, fan-shaped tail with brown or buff band at tip
Adult male:
• Larger head with wattle at throat, caruncled forehead, and projection behind the bill
• More iridescent plumage
Similar species:
Too large to be confused with any other bird.
While large domesticated turkeys are generally unable to fly, smaller, lighter domesticated turkeys known as heritage turkeys and wild turkeys can fly. However, heavy adult wild turkeys can fly well enough to avoid predators by taking off and flying up to 100 yards (91 m) and perching in tree branches.
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You’re just an empty cage girl, if you kill the bird
You’re just an empty cage girl, if you kill the bird.
A Tori Amos quotation
Indigo Bunting (watercolor): Have you seen this bird?
Indigo Bunting
The Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea, is a small seed-eating bird in the family Cardinalidae. The Indigo Bunting is a small bird, with a length of about five inches.
It is a migratory bird. The range is from southern Canada to northern Florida during the breeding season. In the winter the Indigo Bunting migrates from southern Florida to northern South America.
Identification Tips:
• Length: 4.5 inches
• Small, conical bill
Adult male alternate:
• Deep blue plumage (in poor light appears black)
• Blackish wings and tail with blue edges
• Basic-plumaged male (Fall and Winter) similar to adult female but often has has some blue feathers
Adult female:
• Dark brown upperparts
• Warm brown underparts with faint dark streaks
• Indistinct wing bars
• Immature plumages similar to adult female-immature male can have blue patches
Similar species:
The Blue Grosbeak is very similar to the Indigo Bunting but is larger with brown wing bars. Female Indigo Buntings are similar to other female buntings.
These birds have a habitat that is farmland, brush areas, and open woodland.
The Indigo Bunting forages for food on the ground or in trees or shrubs. During the breeding season, the species eats insects, seeds and berries, including caterpillars, grasshoppers, spiders ,beetles, and grass seeds.
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A fine cage won’t feed the bird
A fine cage won’t feed the bird.
A French proverb
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Red-whiskered Bulbul
The Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) is a passerine bird found in Asia. It has been introduced in many tropical areas of the world where it has established itself in the wild.
Identification Tips:
• Length: 7 inches
• Slender bill
• Red ear patch and undertail coverts
• Black head with crest
• Dark upperparts
• White underparts
• Long tail
• Sexes similar
• Introduced to southern Florida
Similar species:
The crest, black and white plumage and red undertail coverts are quite distinctive.
The Red-whiskered Bulbul has established itself in Australia, Los Angeles, Hawaii, and Florida in the United States, and in the Mauritius, Assumption Island and Mascarene Islands.
This is a bird of lightly wooded areas, more open country with bushes and shrubs, and farmland. This species was once a popular cage bird in parts of India.
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A bird in the cage is worth a hundred at large
A bird in the cage is worth a hundred at large.
An Italian proverb
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Great Grey Shrike (Northern Shrike)
The Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor) is a member of the shrike family.
The Great Grey Shrike breeds in northern Europe and Asia, and in North America in northern Canada and Alaska (where it known as the Northern Shrike).
Identification Tips:
• Length: 8 inches
• Heavy, hooked bill with a pale base to lower mandible
• Black cheeks
• Pale gray head and back
• White underparts with faint gray barring
• Black wings with white wing patches
• Black tail with white outer tail feathers
• Juveniles and immatures are browner and duller
This bird has a characteristic upright attitude perched on the topmost branch of a tree or a telegraph pole. The keen eye of the watchful “sentinel” misses nothing that moves.
Typically, half the prey of this bird consists of small mammals.
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A married man is a caged bird
A married man is a caged bird.
An Italian proverb
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Common Grackle
The Common Grackle, Quiscalus quiscula, is a large icterid (Icterids are a group of small to medium, often colorful passerine birds restricted to the New World)
Identification Tips:
• Length: 10-12 inches
• Very long tail
• Long bill
• Frequently gathers in large flocks
Adult:
• Entirely black plumage
• Entirely purple or purple and greenish iridiscence to plumage
• Pale eye
Juvenile:
• Dark eye
• Dark brown plumage
This bird is a permanent resident in much of its range. Northern birds migrate in flocks to the southeastern United States. The breeding habitat is open and semi-open areas across North America east of the Rocky Mountains.
The Common Grackle is omnivorous, eating insects, minnows, frogs, eggs, berries, seeds, grain and even small birds. It forages on the ground, in shallow water, or in shrubs. This bird will steal food from other birds.
The range of the Common Grackle bird expanded west as forests were cleared. In some areas, it is now considered a pest by farmers because of their large numbers and fondness for grain.
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