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Acorn Woodpecker Madera Canyon 2010 |
Birds are around, in the sky, in the air
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Common Terns Chatham, MA 2011 |
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Turkey Vulture Tucson, AZ 2010 |
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Bullock's Oriole Coolidge, AZ 2008 |
With birds on the ground there are birds everywhere.
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Mute Swan Baker's Meadow Andover, MA 2011 |
Birds
in the water,
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Harris Hawk Vail, AZ 2009 |
birds in the trees,
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Chipping Sparrow, Concord, MA 2011 |
You can see birds wherever you please!
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Geese at Owen Bell Park, Killingly, CT 2011 |
There
are birds at the pond,
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Semi-palmated Plover, Revere Beach, MA 2011 |
and birds at birds at the beach,
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Gila Woodpeckers in my backyard, Corona de Tucson, AZ 2008 |
Birds
in your yard,
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Backyard Bird feeders in Connecticut 2012 |
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Scott's Oriole, Corona de Tucson, AZ 2008 |
and birds out of reach,
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Great Black-backed Gull, Target Parking lot, Salem, NH 2011 |
But sometimes the birds are off at the mall,
And sometimes you only know birds from their calls!
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Eastern Bluebird in Park, Andover, MA 2011 |
They are down by the river, or off at the park,
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Mourning Dove on nest, Tucson, AZ 2008 |
Nesting
in bushes,
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Wood Creeper at Hammonassett S.P., CT 2011 |
or climbing up bark!
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Pileated woodpecker, Farmington, ME 2011 |
Birds are nature come close-up to meet,
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Brown Pelican at Lakeside Park in Tucson 2009 |
With feathers and beaks and funny bird feet!
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Coot Toes 2009 Tucson, AZ |
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White-breasted Nuthatch at window feeder 2012 MA |
So look out your window of your house or car,
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Black-throated Sparrow, Corona de Tucson, AZ 2008 |
‘cause Birding is Fun wherever you are!
~Kathie Adams Brown (May
3, 2012)
WOW !!! Amazing pictures of a number of birds !
ReplyDeleteAbhinav, thanks!
DeleteNice iambic pentameter! Great photos capturing the joy and fun of birding. Thanks for another wonderful post Kathie!
ReplyDeleteRobert, I was hoping this would make you smile!
DeleteThis was a lot of fun Kathie, thanks for mending my Monday.
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Laurence, I am happy to do it!
DeleteThis awesome post put a big smile on my face. Fabulous "feel good" blog post filled with fantastic bird photographs. Sweet!
ReplyDeleteJulie, that is a "sweet" comment! Thanks! I am so glad you enjoyed it!
DeleteGreat post, Kathie! Coot toes - hilarious!
ReplyDeleteKathryn, I am so happy you came over here and read this! I can just hear you laughing!
DeleteLove it! Going to make a poster to hang in my room. :D
ReplyDeleteOh wow, thanks! What a great idea!
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