What: is the jay more precious than the lark because his feathers are more beautiful? A William Shakespeare quotation credit + large image Plush-Creasted Jay The Plush-crested Jay (Cyanocorax chrysops) is a jay of the Corvidae family, which includes the crows and their many allies. It is found…
When I was twelve, I went hunting with my father and we shot a bird… He was laying there and something struck me. Why do we call this fun to kill this creature who was as happy as I was when I woke up this morning? A Marv Levy quotation…
If you should rear a duck in the heart of the Sahara, no doubt it would swim if you brought it to the Nile. A Mark Twain quote credit + large image Bewick’s Swan Bewick’s Swan (Cygnus columbianus) is a small Holarctic swan. The two taxa within it are usually…
We must force the government to stop the bird migration. We must shoot all birds, field all our men and troops… and force migratory birds to stay where they are. A Vladimir Zhirinovsky Quotation The Limpkin The Limpkin (also called “carrao”, “courlan”, “crying bird”), Aramus guarauna, is a bird that…
Early in life, I was visited by the bluebird of anxiety Quotation by Woody Allen credit + large image The Mountain Bluebird This bird, the Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides) is a medium-sized bird weighing about an ounce, The Mountain Bluebird is migratory. Their range varies from Mexico in the winter…
I know noble accents And lucid, inescapable rhythms; But I know, too, That the blackbird is involved In what I know. Quotation by Wallace Stevens credit + large image The Tricolored Blackbird The Tricolored or Tricoloured Blackbird, Agelaius tricolor, is a passerine bird of the family Icteridae. The Tricolored Blackbird…
Like the hummingbird sipping nectar from every flower, I fly joyfully through my days, seeing beauty in everything. Quotation by Amethyst Wyldfyre credit + large image Black-chinned Hummingbird The Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) is a small hummingbird. Their breeding habitat is open semi-arid areas near water in the western United…
The hummingbird competes with the stillness of the air. Quotation by Chogyam Trungpa credit + large image Ruby-throated Hummingbird The Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris), is a small hummingbird. It is the only species of hummingbird that regularly nests east of the Mississippi River in North America. The breeding habitat is…
