They’ve flown the coup A popular quote A V formation (sometimes called a skein) is the symmetric V-shaped flight formation of flights of geese, ducks and other migratory birds. V formations are also used on military flight missions. Flying in a V formation aids the birds in covering long distances…
Don’t count your chickens before they hatch A popular quote This quote is dedicated to Gina Read of Keeping Chickens Newsletter. Keeping Chickens or not – Click Here!
A bunch of lame ducks A popular quote A bunch of lame ducks A person or thing that isn’t properly able to function, especially one that was previously proficient. This description of ‘lame duck’ is often applied to politicians who are in their final term of office. Colleagues and electors…
Bird Brains Politics: Do the vocal minority senators have bird brains? Name these birds Their view of the country – so narrow, so extreme Big population, miniscule government Leave things alone (so what if the economy is broken) Leave things alone (so what if millions are unemployed) Take no money…
To go the way of the dodo A popular quote Name this bird The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) was a flightless bird endemic to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. Related to pigeons and doves, it stood about a meter tall, weighing about 20 kilograms (44 lb), living on fruit and…
As dead as a dodo A popular quote Where is this bird? The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) was a flightless bird endemic to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. Related to pigeons and doves, it stood about a meter tall, weighing about 20 kilograms (44 lb), living on fruit and nesting…
A stool-pigeon A popular quote Have you seen this bird? A stool-pigeon Variations: This is not a variation, but generally a stool-pigeon is an informant. According to Wikipedia : An informant (sometimes informer or snitch) is someone existing inside a closed system who provides information of that system to a…
Birds of a feather flock together A popular quote Name these birds Birds of a feather flock together Variations: Bird Quote Popularity Poll (4 answers max) Comment below how you use this popular quote and/or name the birds. Large view wikipedia + credit
