A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw … A famous quotation A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard; Why aren’t we like that wise old bird? Identify this…
There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud A Carl Sandburg quotation Identify this bird I am a very large bird of prey, with a length of 76-90 cm (30-36 in), an average weight…
You can put wings on a pig, but you don’t make it an eagle A Bill Clinton quotation Identify this bird I am sometimes known as the American …. I am a Neotropical species of my type. I am the only member of the genus Harpia. I am the largest…
A friend is like an eagle; you don’t find them flying in flocks A popular quote I am typically known simply as the Crowned … I am an endangered bird of prey from eastern and central South America. I typically live in Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, and Argentina. I tend to…
I am only a sparrow amongst a great flock of sparrows An Evita Peron quotation Identify this bird I am now the most widely distributed wild bird on the planet. My call is a short and incessant chirp. At least three broods are reared in the season. I was the…
Scarce as hen’s teeth A popular quote Identify this bird I am a bird in the rail family. I have an almost worldwide distribution including deserts, tropical rain forests, and also the polar regions. I actually prefer wetlands. I have a number of related species. I’m a distinctive species, with…
“Whenever I hear the sparrow chirping, watch the woodpecker chirp, catch a chirping trout, or listen to the sad howl of the chirp rat, I think: Oh boy! I’m going insane again.” A Jack Handy quotation Identify this bird Whenever I hear the sparrow chirping, watch the woodpecker chirp, catch…
Run around like a chicken with its head cut off A popular quote This type of bird is one of the most common kind of bird there is. I am also called a cock or chanticleer (Gallus gallus), the female has another very common name. Immature males of my type…
