[mou] Bird Quotes
God loved the birds and invented trees. Man loved the birds and invented cages. ~Jacques Deval, Afin de vivre bel et bien Laura Hubers Wildlife Biologist Waubay National Wildlife Refuge -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20071123/0036a5cf/attachment.html
[mou] Bird Quotes
Far from her best efforts, but a favorite of mine just the same: Emily Dickinson's #1009 I was a Phoebe--nothing more-- A Phoebe--nothing less-- The little note that others dropt I fitted into place-- I dwelt too low that any seek-- Too shy, that any blame-- A Phoebe makes a little print Upon the Floors of Fame--
[mou] Bird Quotes
Since John already put my favorite quote out there (from Mary Poppins) I'll have to go with my second favorite. It's not really a quote, more of a short story. Mark Twain's Blue Jay Yarn from A Tramp Abroad. - Original Message - From: Pastor Al Schirmacher pastoral at princetonfreechurch.net To: mnbird at lists.mnbird.net; mou-net at moumn.org; BIRDCHAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU; Wisconsin Birding Network wisbirdn at lawrence.edu Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 2:50 PM Subject: [mou] Bird Quotes Have a favorite bird quote? Mine is probably the biblical command to bird :), Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. (Matthew 6:26). Now if I could just find a similar reference for listing Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs Sherburne Counties -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 3808 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20071121/59982e3f/attachment.gif
[mou] Bird Quotes
The thrush in my back yard sings down his nose in liquid runs of melody, over and over again, and I have the strongest impression that he does this for his own pleasure. It is a meditative, questioning kind of music, and I cannot believe that he is simply saying 'thrush here'. Lewis Thomas (1913-1993) American physician, Dean of the medical schools of Yale and New York Universities Author, Late Night Thoughts on Listening to Mahler's Ninth Symphony (1983) Julian - Original Message - From: Pastor Al Schirmacher pasto...@princetonfreechurch.net To: mnbird at lists.mnbird.net; mou-net at moumn.org; BIRDCHAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU; Wisconsin Birding Network wisbirdn at lawrence.edu Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 2:50 PM Subject: [mou] Bird Quotes Have a favorite bird quote? Mine is probably the biblical command to bird :), Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. (Matthew 6:26). Now if I could just find a similar reference for listing Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs Sherburne Counties
[mou] Bird Quotes
Have a favorite bird quote? Mine is probably the biblical command to bird :), Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. (Matthew 6:26). Now if I could just find a similar reference for listing Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs Sherburne Counties
[mou] Bird Quotes
A few good ones A turkey is more occult and awful than all the angels and archangels. In so far as God has partly revealed to us an angelic world, he has partly told us what an angel means. But God has never told us what a turkey means. And if you go and stare at a live turkey for an hour or two, you will find by the end of it that the enigma has rather increased than diminished. Chesterton, Gilbert K. Fall is my favorite season in Los Angeles, watching the birds change color and fall from the trees. David Letterman I hope you love birds too. It is economical. It saves going to heaven. Emily Dickinson The moment a little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing. Eric Berne I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment, while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance that I should have been by any epaulet I could have worn. Henry David Thoreau I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs. Joseph Addison There is nothing in which the birds differ more from man than the way in which they can build and yet leave a landscape as it was before. Robert Lynd Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever sunlight remains to them? Rose Kennedy You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair. Chinese Proverb It's best to have failure happen early in life. It wakes up the Phoenix bird in you so you rise from the ashes. Anne Baxter Use those talents you have. You will make it. You will give joy to the world. Take this tip from nature: The woods would be a very silent place if no birds sang except those who sang best. Bernard Meltzer A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard; Why aren't we like that wise old bird? Edward Hersey Richards To a man, ornithologists are tall, slender, and bearded so that they can stand motionless for hours, imitating kindly trees, as they watch for birds. Gore Vidal Success is full of promise till one gets it, and then it seems like a nest from which the bird has flown. Henry Ward Beecher God gives every bird his worm, but He does not throw it into the nest. P. D. James When I see a bird that walks like a duck and swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, I call that bird a duck. Richard C. Cushing Thomas Maiello Angel Environmental Management, Inc. Maple Grove, MN -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20071120/d2ef2c1a/attachment.html
[mou] Bird Quotes with historical context
Not my usual type of thread, but I'll bite. First, due entirely to the vintage of my choice I feel inclined to put this quote in a historical perspective. It would date back to just 13 years after the Migratory Bird Treaty, 26 years after the incorporation of the National Audubon Society, and 31 years after the Lacey Act. It would predate a the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act by one year, the Migratory Bird and Game Mammal Treaty with Mexico by five years, and the founding of Duck's Unlimited by six years. It was published two years after the creation of The Minnesota Bird Club and the first issue of the Flicker, but one year before Robert's Bird's of Minnesota. Unbelievable as it may seem it was also a mere 18 years prior to Bob Janssen taking control as editor of The Flicker. There are a few things to be thankful for on this Thanksgiving day. Anyhow, being a mere four lines long (and not living up to my hype), my selection is Dorothy Parker's Ornithology for Beginners from Death and Taxes published in 1931. Brad Bolduan Windom, MN -Original Message- From: mou-net-bounces at moumn.org [mailto:mou-net-boun...@moumn.org]on Behalf Of Pastor Al Schirmacher Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 14:50 To: mnbird at lists.mnbird.net; mou-net at moumn.org; BIRDCHAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU; Wisconsin Birding Network Subject: [mou] Bird Quotes Have a favorite bird quote? Mine is probably the biblical command to bird :), Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. (Matthew 6:26). Now if I could just find a similar reference for listing Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs Sherburne Counties
