The little birds have God…
The little birds have God for their caterer.
A Cervantes (Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra) quotation also a Chilean proverb
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The Plain Chachalaca, Ortalis vetula is a large bird in the Cracidae family. It breeds in tropical and subtropical environments from mezquital thickets in the Rio Grande Valley in southernmost Texas, United States to northernmost Costa Rica.
Identification Tips:
• Length: 18 inches Wingspan: 26 inches
• Sexes similar
• Large, small-headed, round-winged, long-tailed, ground-dwelling bird
• Plain brown plumage, darker on upperparts
• Long dark tail with white tip
• Reddish throat not always visible
• Range restricted to south Texas
Similar species:
None
In Central America, this species occurs in the Pacific lowlands from Chiapas, Mexico to northern Nicaragua and as a separate population in Costa Rica, where its range is separated by a short distance, as a disjunct population.
The Plain Chachalaca feeds in trees or on the ground on fruit (figs, palms, Sapotaceae), seeds, leaves, and flowers. This species frequents dry and moist forests, especially where interspersed with scrub and savanna. Usually found in groups of up to 15 birds.
The little birds have God for their caterer.
By Cervantes (Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra)
Also a Chilean proverb
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God finds a low branch…
God finds a low branch for the bird that cannot fly.
An old Turkish proverb
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Yellow-crowned Night-heron
Adults are 61 cm long and weigh 625 g. They have a white crown and back with the remainder of the body grayish, red eyes and short yellow legs. They have a white stripe below the eye. Juveniles resemble young Black-crowned Night-Herons, being mainly brown flecked with white or gray.
Identification Tips:
• Length: 21 inches Wingspan: 44 inches
• Sexes similar
• Fairly small, long-legged, short-necked heron
• Tucks neck in close to body in flight and often at rest, rarely extending it
• Black bill
• Leg color varies with age, as with Black Crowns
• Long legs, with feet and part of legs extending beyond tail in flight
Adult:
• Red eyes
• Blue-gray neck, chest, back and belly
• Dark centers to back feathers
• Pale yellowish forehead and buffy-white crown
• Black face and chin with broad white auricular stripe
God finds a low branch for the bird that cannot fly.
An old Turkish proverb
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