A few of my favourite wings - I and the Bird #148

(With due apologies to Hammerstein, Julie Andrews and Sound of Music!)

Red Northern Flickers and Himalayan Griffons

Pale blue eggs and nest-building herons
Brown Lincoln Sparrows and a Snail Kite in wing
These are a few of my favorite things.

When the Stints limp
and the vultures die
When I'm feeling sad
I simply remember my favorite wings
And then I don't feel...so bad

Red vented bulbuls and Coppersmith barbets
Birding with children
And wagtails with stonechats
Idying birds with beaks, crests and things
These are a few of my confusing wings!


Woodpeckers in forests with streaks and white patches
Sri Lankan Frogmouth with lovely eyelashes
A warbler singing with the coming of spring
These are a few of my favorite wings

When the poachers kill
When the trees fall
When I'm feeling sad
I simply remember my favorite wings
And then I don't feel...sooooo baaad.

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• Mike at Slugyard
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• James at 10,000 Birds
• Deb at Dont Bug Me
• Amila at Gallicissa
• Gopi Sundar at Sarus Scape
• Thomas & Shilpy at Walk the Wilderness
• Howard King at Bahrain Bird Report
• Sandeep Somasekharan at The Green Ogre
• Frank Boxell at The Early Birder
• Ram at Trails of a Traveler
• Pangea Progress
• Shirl at Life's Indulgences
• Eddy Kuttschreuter

IATB # 149 will be hosted by Kirk Mona at Twin Cities Naturalist on 28/4/11. Send in your entries by the 22nd!