Poems about Avian Life: BIRDLORE, part #1

CURRENT CONTENTS: 

American goldfinches

Birdfeeder (squirrel-proof)

Bird dropping

Boat-tailed grackle

California scrub-jays

Cattle egrets

Cedar waxwings

Dawn chorus

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Authors' Note:  This common North American bird species, Spinus tristis, is often referred to as the "wild canary" owing to the male's bright yellow summer coat, set off by black wings with white ribbons and black forehead patch. As their diet consists almost entirely of seeds, nesting does not begin until mid-or late summer when weed seeds become plentiful. Thistle heads are used not only to feed the young, but also to construct the nest! The relative dietary habits of finches around the globe (insects versus seeds) has been an area of intense biologic study (see the verse "Darwin's finches” at OEDILF.com). 

Authors' Note: Although its use appears cute, the term bird-turd displays your ignorance. The appropriate expression is pronounced as BEHRD drahp-ing in usual discussions.

Authors' Note: The glossy black male and the much-smaller tawny female are often seen hanging around seaside locales near urban marshes in southern US towns. The characteristic call — a high-pitched jeeb or jeeb-jeeb, not a crow-like caw, gives them a simplified name. Undisturbed by close human contact, and with a penchant for grabbing and enjoying human snack-foods, they are likely to become a more pervasive and irritating pest.

male in flight

female, smaller, and with tawny coloring holds onto a treat
that she discovered near the boardwalk 

Authors' Note: The cattle egret is a wading bird most closely related to the herons of Ardea species, but is also a cousin of the common egret and snowy egret. Unlike the latter birds, it may breed in drier areas further inland, and consume terrestrial insects as a substantial portion of its diet. Recently documented changes in its range include expansion to much of the United States, South America, southern Africa and Australia. In general, the bird's enlarged domain has followed that of domesticated grazing mammals.

(Ed. note) If you enjoyed these illustrated verses, you might also want to work your way through our collection of over thirty illustrated short poems about waterfowl. Proceed to 'Immersible Verse: Limericks about Waterfowl' on this full-service blog, 'Edifying Nonsense'. 

Bird-watchers, academic ornithologists, wordplay enthusiasts, wildlife photographers, Giorgio's relatives, and just everyday folks have united in their demand for more verses on the topic of landbirds!

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