A free bird leaps on the back of the wind
and floats downstream till the current ends
and dips his wing in the orange suns rays and dares to claim the sky.
Maya Angelou, poet and author (1928-2014)
A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer,
it sings because it has a song.
~Maya Angelou
Take the road less traveled, Beth
Birds of Kauai:
We saw some wonderfully colored birds on our trip to Kauai.
Cardinal
Blue Booby
Pea Fowl
Zebra Dove
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Red-crested Cardinal
A Snow Goose and two Hawaiian Nene (YES! A Snow Goose on Kauai)
Finch
Egret
Female red-crested cardinal
Albatross
….and our daughter’s beloved heron, aka Mr. Fluffles
Take the road less traveled, Beth
Bird in a House
I want to sing my own song that’s all
cried the bird and flew into a wall
there must be some way he cried
and his desperation echoed down the hall
Just another bird in a house
dying to get out
just another bird in a house
dying to get out
I want to join my own kind that’s all
cried the bird and flew into a wall
there must be some way out he cried
and his desperation echoed down the hall
just another bird in a house
dying to get out
just another bird in a house
dying to get out
I’m gonna smash my way out that’s all
cried the bird and smashed from wall to wall
there must be some way out he cried
and his desperation echoed down the hall
just another bird in a house
dying to get out
just another bird in a house
dying to get out
~Railroad Earth
No birds were hurt in the creation of this post. I helped him find his way back outside, where he belongs!
Take the road less traveled, Beth
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We are proud of The Urban Cabin’s little backyard. It’s a certified “Wildlife Habitat,” and we have so much fun watching their comings and goings.
Last week, we experienced a veritable Bird Festival…so many birds, of different types–ALL AT ONCE–in our yard. It was spectacular. In the first picture you can see the baby Flicker, the Bluejay and the Starling. But what you can’t see is Anna’s Hummingbird, the robin on the fence or the Downy Woodpecker in the tree. And then, the deluge of birds that followed.
Here’s what we saw:
How many birds do you see?
Baby Flicker. We often see the adults, but rarely the offspring.
Red-breasted Finch. Their chests get more red as the summer progresses.
Stellar Jay. We see lots of Scrub Jays but not as many of the Stellars. Love their “do.”
Robin. He was watching his family take a bath.
There was a LOT of “argument” as more birds jostled for space on the birdbath.
Then the Starlings show up. Party crashers for sure.
Big Papa says they are the “drunken soccer fans of the bird world.”
Downy Woodpecker. This was first sighting for us. Obviously he got the memo that day.
Last, but not least (though where size is concerned, definitely least), an Anna’s Hummingbird. I LOVE these little guys.
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I spend a lot of time watching the birds in our yard. And, I spend a lot of time taking their pictures.
Finch in the Borage
Nice ‘do’ Mr. Robin
Hummingbird nibbling
Young speckled robin and reflection
“Huh, what?”
Birds in flight
“How’s this for my close-up?”