SR-71 Blackbird Quotes

  SR-71 “Blackbird” An SR-71B Trainer over the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California in 1994. Note the raised second cockpit for the instructor.    Role Strategic Reconnaissance    Manufacturer Lockheed Skunk Works    Designed by Clarence “Kelly” Johnson    First flight 22 December 1964    Introduced 1966    Retired 1998…

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I value my garden more for being full of …

Red-winged Blackbird

I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs. A Joseph Addison Quotation   Red-winged Blackbird Large view + credit The Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) is a passerine bird of the family Icteridae found in most of…

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The sound of birds stops the noise in my mind

Brewers Blackbird

The sound of birds stops the noise in my mind. A Carly Simon quotation Brewer’s Blackbird The Brewer’s Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) is a medium-sized blackbird. This bird is often mistaken for the Common Grackle but has a shorter tail. These birds are often permanent residents in the west. Other birds…

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