The compelled mother loves her child as the caged bird sings. The song does not justify the cage nor the love the enforcement. A Germaine Greer quotation credit + large image Gilded Flicker The Gilded Flicker (Colaptes chrysoides) is a large-sized woodpecker of the Sonoran, Yuma, and eastern Colorado Desert…
Time sometimes flies like a bird, sometimes crawls like a snail; but a man is happiest when he does not even notice whether it passes swiftly or slowly. An Ivan Turgenev quotation large image Red-necked Grebe The Red-necked Grebe, Podiceps grisegena, is a migratory aquatic bird that is found in…
He carried his childhood like a hurt warm bird held to his middle-aged breast. A Herbert Gold quotation credit + large image Yellow-billed Loon The Yellow-billed Loon or White-billed Diver, (Gavia adamsii), is the largest member of the loon or diver family of birds. This species occasionally wanders south of…
You know, it’s just one small step from legacy to lame duck. A Bill Clinton quote (42nd U.S. President) large image Mandarin Duck The Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata), or just Mandarin, is a medium-sized perching duck, closely related to the North American Wood Duck. Mandarin Ducks, which are referred to…
A fish may love a bird, but where would they live? A Drew Barrymore Quotation Barn Swallow The Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) is the most widespread species of swallow in the world. In Northern Europe this is the only common species called a “swallow” instead of a “martin”. Identification Tips:…
Today I am sure no one needs to be told that the more birds a yard can support, the fewer insects there will be to trouble the gardener the following year. A Thalassa Cruso Quotation Barn Swallow The Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) is the most widespread species of swallow in…
Can grave and formal pass for wise, When Men the solemn Owl despise? A Benjamin Franklin quotation Long-eared Owl The Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica), is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old…
Did St. Francis preach to the birds? Whatever for? If he really liked birds he would have done better to preach to the cats. A Rebecca West Quotation Abert’s Towhee The Abert’s Towhee (Pipilo aberti) is a bird of the family Emberizidae, native to a small range in southwestern North…
