Raven Leaving Palm Tree — Image by kenne
“Departure”
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Departure 2 comments
A raven rests on fronded throne,
No caw, no cry, just silent grace,
A parting like a whispered charm,
Stunning Greater Roadrunner Photography 2 comments
Greater Roadrunner Showing-off His Stuff — Photo-artistry by kenne
Stunning roadrunner
Just a walking photoshoot
Showing-off his stuff.
— kenne
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A Little Anna’s Hummingbird Leave a comment
A Little Anna’s Hummingbird — Image by kenne
hello little bird
you’re easily not noticed
with your size and speed
— kenne
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Curve-billed Thrasher Calling 3 comments
Curve-billed Thrasher Calling — Clip by kenne
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Little Sparrow In The Morning Sun Leave a comment
White-crowned Sparrow In The Morning Sun — Image by kenne
Little Sparrow
[Chorus]
Little sparrow, little sparrow
Precious fragile little thing
Little sparrow, little sparrow
Flies so high and feels no pain
[Verse 1]
All ye maidens, heed my warning
Never trust the hearts of men
They will crush you like a sparrow
Leaving you to never mend
They will vow to always love you
Swear no love but yours will do
Then they’ll leave you for another
Break your little heart in two
[Chorus]
Little sparrow, little sparrow
Precious fragile little thing
Little sparrow, little sparrow
Flies so high and feels no pain
[Verse 2]
If I were a little sparrow
Over these mountains I would fly
I would find him, I would find him
Look into his lying eyes
I would flutter all around him
On my little sparrow wings
I would ask him, I would ask him
Why he let me love in vain
I am not a little sparrow
I am just the broken dream
Of a cold false-hearted lover
And his evil cunning scheme
— Dolly Parton
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Lesser Goldfinch Leave a comment
Lesser Goldfinch (Southern Arizona) — Image by kenne
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Vermilion Flycatcher Leave a comment
Male Vermilion Flycatcher — Image by kenne
A feathered ember in a desert landscape, the male Vermilion Flycatcher is exactly what its name says:
a brilliant red bird that hawks flying insects from conspicuous perches on shrub tops and fences.
Though they barely reach the southwestern U.S., this species is common all the way through
Central America and much of South America. Source: CornellLab: All About Birds
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Curve-billed Thrasher On The Rocks 1 comment
Curve-billed Thrasher On The Rocks — Image by kenne
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Chipping Sparrow On Our Patio Leave a comment
Chipping Sparrow On Our Patio — Image by kenne
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Cactus Wren On Saguaro Cactus 1 comment
Cactus Wren On Saguaro Cactus — Image by kenne
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Brewer’s Sparrow 2 comments
Brewer’s Sparrow In Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne
“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.”
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I Wandered Lonely As A Bird 3 comments
Cooper’s Hawk In Patio Olive Tree — Image by kenne
I wandered lonely as a bird,
from the dust of dreams I arose.
The sigh of desolate heart I heard
emanate from the depth of woes.
The music of love within me didn’t die,
floating in its cadence I soared in the sky.
— from I Wandered Lonely As A Bird by Subimal Sinha-Roy.
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Hammond’s Flycatcher 1 comment
Hammond’s Flycatcher — Image by kenne
Hammond’s flycatcher
Trying to go unnoticed
Hides among the twigs.
— kenne
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Vermilion Flycatcher In Cienega Creek Natural Preserve Leave a comment
Vermilion Flycatcher in Cienega Creek Natural Preserve — Image by kenne
(Cienega creek originates in the Canelo Hills in Santa Cruz County, and flows northwest to an area just outside Tucson.
It runs along the east side of State Route 83 and passes under Interstate 10.)
may my heart always be open to little
birds who are the secrets of living
whatever they sing is better than to know
and if men should not hear them men are old
may my mind stroll about hungry
and fearless and thirsty and supple
and even if it’s sunday may i be wrong
for whenever men are right they are not young
and may myself do nothing usefully
and love yourself so more than truly
there’s never been quite such a fool who could fail
pulling all the sky over him with one smile
–ee cummings
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Raven In The Snow (Mt. Lemmon) — Image by kenne
Raven in the snow
A big bird trying to land
A black and white view.
— kenne
