A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw …

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A wise old owl sat on an oak;
The more he saw
the less he spoke;
The less he spoke the more he heard;
Why aren’t we like that wise old bird?

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I am a small bird of prey.

Aegolius is a small genus of this bird. Three of the species are restricted to the New World, while one has a circumpolar range through North America, Eurasia, the Alps and the Rockies.

 

 

A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard; Why aren’t we like that wise old bird?

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