Birds fly not into our mouths ready roasted

Birds fly not into our mouths ready roasted. A Latin proverb Varied Thrush The Varied Thrush (Zoothera naevia or Ixoreus naevius) is a member of the thrush family Turdidae. The Varied Thrush breeds in western North America from Alaska to northern California. This thrush is migratory, with northern breeders moving…

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There are no birds

There are no birds in last year’s nest A Henry Wadsworth Longfellow quotation Orchard Oriole The Orchard Oriole, Icterus spurius, is the smallest species of icterid blackbird at 6.3 inches (16 cm) long. These birds are sometimes mistakenly identified as New World Warblers. The breeding habitat is semi-open areas with…

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