Never look for birds of this year…

American Avocet

Never look for birds of this year in the nests of the last. A Cervantes (Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra) quotation This species is migratory, and mostly winters on the southern Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Mexico and the United States. Identification Tips: • Length: 15 inches • Large, very long-legged…

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The little birds have God…

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The little birds have God for their caterer. A Cervantes (Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra) quotation also a Chilean proverb 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,…

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Republicans study the financial pages…

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Republicans study the financial pages of the newspaper. Democrats put them in the bottom of the bird cage. A Will Stanton quotation The Black-bellied Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis), formerly also called Black-bellied Tree Duck, is a whistling-duck that breeds from the southernmost United States and tropical Central to south-central South America.…

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We never miss the music until…

Lucys Warbler

We never miss the music until the sweet voiced bird has flown away. An O. Henry Quotation Lucys Warbler Lucy’s Warbler, Vermivora luciae, is the smallest New World warbler found in North America. Dr. J. G. Cooper discovered this tiny and inconspicuous warbler at Fort Mojave, on the Arizona side…

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My heart is like a singing bird

Cassins Finch

My heart is like a singing bird. A Christina Rossetti Quotation Cassin’s Finch The Cassin’s Finch, Carpodacus cassinii, is a medium-sized finch of the Rosefinch genus. Cassin’s Finches are found from British Columbia and Alberta to Zacatecas and San Luis Potos. Their breeding habitat is coniferous forest in mountains of…

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