Bluebird poop on my convertible top doesn’t smell and I can clean it off, but much congressional poop stinks, and can affect you for a lifetime. A Charles L Harmon quotation Western Bluebird The Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana) is a medium-sized thrush. Northern birds migrate to the southern parts of…
How montonous the sounds of the forest would be if the music came only from the Top Ten birds. A Dan Bennett quotation Wrentit The Wrentit, Chamaea fasciata, is a small bird that lives in chaparral and bushland. It is the only species in the genus Chamaea. The Wrentit is…
My father told me all about the birds and the bees, the liar – I went steady with a woodpecker till I was twenty-one. A Bob Hope quotation Red-bellied Woodpecker The Red-bellied Woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus, is a medium-sized woodpecker of the Picidae family. Identification Tips: • Length: 8.5 inches •…
The mosquito is the state bird of New Jersey. An Andy Warhol quotation European Starling The European Starling, Common Starling or just Starling, (Sturnus vulgaris), is a passerine bird in the family Sturnidae. This species of starling is native to most of temperate Europe and western Asia. It is resident…
Fall is my favorite season in Los Angeles, watching the birds change color and fall from the trees. A David Letterman quotation Golden-crowned Kinglet The Golden-crowned Kinglet, Regulus satrapa, is a very small songbird. In coniferous forests across Canada, the northeastern and western United States, Mexico and Central America is…
Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ’em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird A Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird quotation Northern Mockingbird The Northern Mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos, is the only mockingbird commonly found in North America. This bird is mainly a…
Each bird must sing with his own throat. A Henrik Ibsen quotation Common Ground Dove The Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina) is a small New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder from Aruba, Bermuda, through the southmost United States, Mexico and the Caribbean, to South America, and is…
We think caged birds sing, when indeed they cry. A John Webster quotation Little Auk The Little Auk, or Dovekie (Alle alle), is a small auk, the only member of the genus Alle. It breeds on islands in the high Arctic. This is the only Atlantic auk of its size,…
