A married man is a caged bird. An Italian proverb 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 •…
A new net won’t catch an old bird. An Italian proverb Yellow-billed Magpie The Yellow-billed Magpie, Pica nuttalli, is a large bird in the crow family found only in California. It inhabits the Central Valley and the adjacent chaparral foothills and mountains. Apart from its having a yellow bill…
A little bird wants but a little nest. An Arabian proverb Magnificent Hummingbird The Magnificent Hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens) is a large hummingbird that breeds in mountains from the southwestern United States to western Panama. This bird inhabits the edges and clearings of montane oak forests from about 2000 m to…
The Birds The Word A popular song sung by The Rivingtons “The Birds The Word” was sung by The Rivingtons in 1963. Swingin’ this dance now to hit the scene It’s got the latest groove & it’s really clean Haven’t you heard about the bird? Don’t you know that the…
A bird never flew on one wing A Danish proverb Blue Jay The Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) is a passerine bird, and a member of the family Corvidae native to North America. It belongs to the “blue” or American jays, which are, among the Corvidae, not closely related to other…
A beautiful bird is the only kind we cage A Chinese proverb Blue Jay The Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) is a passerine bird, and a member of the family Corvidae native to North America. It belongs to the “blue” or American jays, which are, among the Corvidae, not closely related…
The egg shows the hen where to hatch. An African proverb Chicken The chicken (Gallus gallus, sometimes G. gallus domesticus) is a domesticated fowl. The hen is a female chicken, a rooster is a male chicken. The chick is a baby chicken. The chicken is one of the most common…
What a kid I got, I told him about the birds and the bee and he told me about the butcher and my wife. A Rodney Dangerfield quotation Shiny Cowbird The Shiny Cowbird, Molothrus bonariensis, is a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae. Identification Tips: • Long, thin,…
