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What: is the jay more precious than the lark…
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…
Had the pheasant not screamed…
Had the pheasant not screamed, it wouldn’t have been shot. Japanese Proverb quote credit + large image Common Pheasant The Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), is a bird in the pheasant family (Phasianidae). It is native to Russia and has been widely introduced elsewhere as a game bird. “Ring-necked Pheasant” is…
Better be a bird of the wood…
Better be a bird of the wood than a bird in the cage. Italian Proverb quote credit + large image Turkey A turkey is either of two or three living species of large birds in the genus Meleagris. One species, Meleagris gallopavo, commonly known as the Wild Turkey, is native…
When I was twelve, I went hunting with…
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…
Every bird as it is reared…
Every bird as it is reared and the lark for the bog. Irish Proverb quote credit + large image Horned Lark/ Shore Lark The Shore Lark (Eremophila alpestris), called the Horned Lark in North America, breeds across much of North America, northernmost Europe and Asia and in the mountains of…
If you should rear a duck in the heart of the Sahara…
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…