One tree won’t hold two robins

Clay-colored Robin

One tree won’t hold two robins. A Latin Proverb credit + large image Clay-colored Robin (Formerly Clay-colored Robin) The Clay-colored Thrush (Turdus grayi) is a common Middle American bird of the thrush family (Turdidae). It is the national bird of Costa Rica, where it is well known as the yigüirro.…

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I know noble accents And lucid, inescapable rhythms…

I know noble accents And lucid, inescapable rhythms; But I know, too, That the blackbird is involved In what I know. Quotation by Wallace Stevens credit + large image The Tricolored Blackbird The Tricolored or Tricoloured Blackbird, Agelaius tricolor, is a passerine bird of the family Icteridae. The Tricolored Blackbird…

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The hummingbird competes with the stillness of the air

The hummingbird competes with the stillness of the air. Quotation by Chogyam Trungpa credit + large image Ruby-throated Hummingbird The Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris), is a small hummingbird. It is the only species of hummingbird that regularly nests east of the Mississippi River in North America. The breeding habitat is…

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I hear like you see — like that hummingbird outside…

Blue-throated Hummingbird

I hear like you see — like that hummingbird outside that window for instance. Quotation by Ray Charles credit + large image Blue-throated Hummingbird The Blue-Throated Hummingbird, Lampornis clemenciae, is a species of hummingbird, a member of the Trochilidae family of birds. The species gets its name from the adult…

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I would rather learn from one bird how to sing than to teach…

Anna's Hummingbird

I would rather learn from one bird how to sing than to teach 10,000 stars how not to dance. Quotation by E. E. Cummings credit + large image Anna’s Hummingbird The Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna) is a medium-sized hummingbird native to the west coast of North America. This bird was…

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There is an ecstatic mechanism in birds…

“… there is an ecstatic mechanism in birds that makes them fly upwards in spite of worms.” By Lawrence Ferlinghetti credit Northern Pintail The Pintail or Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) is a widely occurring duck which breeds in the northern areas of Europe, Asia and North America. The Northern Pintail…

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