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 authorĀ (1928-2014) A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because […]
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Birds of Kauai
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 […]
Bird in a House
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 […]
Bird by bird
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, […]
Bird Nerd
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?”