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The Poems of the Brown-headed Cowbird

May 16, 2011 by Corey 2 Comments

Brown-headed Cowbirds evoke strong feelings in many birders, some of whom can’t abide a bird that lays its eggs in other birds’ nests, often...

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John Greenleaf Whittier’s “What The Birds Said”

April 9, 2011 by Mike 3 Comments

The Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892) is well-known for his efforts as a writer, editor, legislator, and abolitionist. Countless towns, schools, and natural formations...

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Walt Whitman’s “To the Man-of-War-Bird”

March 28, 2011 by Corey 3 Comments

In the final version of Walt Whitman’s famed poetry collection Leaves of Grass – the “Deathbed Edition” – there is a poem dedicated to the Magnificent...

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Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven”

March 21, 2011 by Corey 9 Comments

Ravens fascinate people. Their obvious intelligence, their vocalizations, their roles in the mythologies of multiple cultures, their all-black plumage, their cachet, their just plain...

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March by Goethe

March 19, 2011 by Mike 1 Comment

Swallows are a sure sign of spring the world over. The famous swallows of San Juan Capistrano are Cliff Swallows, but for me, Tree Swallows signal both...

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