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“

If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family Anatidae on our hands.

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--Douglas Adams, ^[1]

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The moment a bird was dead, no matter how beautiful it had been when in life, the pleasure arising from the possession of it became blunted...

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--John James Audubon, ^[2]

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“

I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs.

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--Joseph Addison, The Spectator ^[3], 1712

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“

Have you ever observed a humming-bird moving about in an aerial dance among the flowers - a living prismatic gem.... it is a creature of such fairy-like loveliness as to mock all description.

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--W. H. Hudson, ^[4]

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“

A traveler without observation is a bird without wings.

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--Moslih Eddin Saadi, ^[5]

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“

When thou seest an eagle, thou seest a portion of genius; lift up thy head!

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--William Blake, ^[6]

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“

It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.

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--Aesop, ^[7], 550 BC

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“

One swallow does not make a summer.

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--Aristotle, ^[8]

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“

A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because

it has a song.

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--Chinese proverb, ^[9]

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“

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.

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--Richard C. Cushing ^[10]

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“

If one cannot catch a bird of paradise, better take a wet hen.

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--Nikita Khrushchev, ^[11]

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“

It is better to be a young June bug than an old bird of paradise.

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--Mark Twain, ^[12]

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“

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.

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--Gore Vidal, ^[13]

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“

The bird of paradise alights only upon the hand that does not grasp.

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--John Berry, ^[14]

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“

You cannot fly like an eagle with the wings of a wren.

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--William Henry Hudson, ^[15]

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“

Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion?

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--Friedrich Nietzsche, ^[16]

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“

Even the woodpecker owes his success to the fact that he uses his head and keeps pecking away until he finishes the job he starts.

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--Coleman Cox, ^[17]

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“

The crow wished everything was black, the owl, that every thing was white.

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--William Blake, ^[18]

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“

People expect the clergy to have the grace of a swan, the friendliness of a sparrow, the strength of an eagle and the night hours of an owl - and some people expect such a bird to live on the food of a canary.

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--Edward Jeffrey, a British clergyman ^[19], The New York Times, June 21, 1964

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“

I took much pleasure in watching the habits of birds, and even made notes on the subject. In my simplicity I remember wondering why every gentleman did not become an ornithologist.

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--Charles Robert Darwin, ^[20]

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^ Adams, Douglas (1987). Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. New York, NY, US: Pocket Books. p. 270. ISBN 978-0-671-74672-8.
^ Mead, D., ed. (1848). The American Literary Emporium. New York, NY, US: C. H. Camp. p. 209.
^ Thompson, C. (2017). The Art of Mindful Birdwatching: Reflections on Freedom & Being. Mindfulness Series. Ivy Press. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-78240-428-6. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
^ Hudson, William Henry (1998). Green Mansions. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 63. ISBN 0-19-283-288-3.
^ Pennsylvania. Dept. of Common Schools; Pennsylvania State Education Association (1911). Pennsylvania School Journal. Pennsylvania State Education Association. p. 115. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
^ Damon, S.F.; Eaves, M. (1988). A Blake Dictionary: The Ideas and Symbols of William Blake. Reference: Literary Criticism. Brown University Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-87451-436-0. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
^ Marberger, M. (1995). Application of Newer Forms of Therapeutic Energy in Urology. International Society of Urology reports. Taylor & Francis. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-899066-12-4. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
^ Clarke, S.G.; Simpson, E. (1989). Anti-Theory in Ethics and Moral Conservatism. SUNY Series in Ethical Theory. State University of New York Press. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-88706-912-3. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
^ Ackerman, D. (1991). A Natural History of the Senses. A Natural History of the Senses. Vintage Books. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-679-73566-3. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
^ Platt, S.; Library of Congress (1993). Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. Barnes & Noble Books. p. 242. ISBN 978-0-88029-768-4. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
^ Andrews, C.G.M.P.R.; Andrews, R. (1989). The Concise Columbia Dictionary of Quotations. Columbia University Press. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-231-06990-8. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
^ kleiser, G. (2005). Dictionary of Proverbs. APH Publishing Corporation. p. 283. ISBN 978-81-7648-814-3. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
^ Gaither, C.C.; Cavazos-Gaither, A.E. (2012). Gaither's Dictionary of Scientific Quotations. Springer New York. p. 1660. ISBN 978-1-4614-1114-7. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
^ Progressive Farmer. Progressive Farmer Company. 1997. p. 64. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
^ Applewhite, A.; Evans, T.; Frothingham, A. (2003). And I Quote, Revised Edition: The Definitive Collection of Quotes, Sayings, and Jokes for the Contemporary Speechmaker. Thomas Dunne Books. St. Martin's Press. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-312-30744-8. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
^ Commons, T.K. (2012). Instant Genius: Smart Mouths: The Best Quotations Ever Collected. Portable Press. p. pt56. ISBN 978-1-60710-684-5. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
^ Woods, R.L. (1967). The Modern Handbook of Humor. McGraw-Hill. p. 30. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
^ Blake, William (1996). Davis, Mike; Pound, Alan (eds.). Blake: Selected Poems. Oxford, UK: Heinemann Educational Publishers. p. 101. ISBN 0-435150-82-0.
^ Applewhite, A.; Evans, T.; Frothingham, A. (2003). And I Quote, Revised Edition: The Definitive Collection of Quotes, Sayings, and Jokes for the Contemporary Speechmaker. Thomas Dunne Books. St. Martin's Press. p. 216. ISBN 978-0-312-30744-8. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
^ Gaither, C.C.; Cavazos-Gaither, A.E. (2012). Gaither's Dictionary of Scientific Quotations. Springer New York. p. 1660. ISBN 978-1-4614-1114-7. Retrieved February 7, 2020.

[1] Adams, Douglas (1987). Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. New York, NY, US: Pocket Books. p. 270. ISBN 978-0-671-74672-8.

[2] Mead, D., ed. (1848). The American Literary Emporium. New York, NY, US: C. H. Camp. p. 209.

[3] Thompson, C. (2017). The Art of Mindful Birdwatching: Reflections on Freedom & Being. Mindfulness Series. Ivy Press. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-78240-428-6. Retrieved February 7, 2020.

[Hudson-4] Hudson, William Henry (1998). Green Mansions. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 63. ISBN 0-19-283-288-3.

[5] Pennsylvania. Dept. of Common Schools; Pennsylvania State Education Association (1911). Pennsylvania School Journal. Pennsylvania State Education Association. p. 115. Retrieved February 7, 2020.

[6] Damon, S.F.; Eaves, M. (1988). A Blake Dictionary: The Ideas and Symbols of William Blake. Reference: Literary Criticism. Brown University Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-87451-436-0. Retrieved February 7, 2020.

[7] Marberger, M. (1995). Application of Newer Forms of Therapeutic Energy in Urology. International Society of Urology reports. Taylor & Francis. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-899066-12-4. Retrieved February 7, 2020.

[8] Clarke, S.G.; Simpson, E. (1989). Anti-Theory in Ethics and Moral Conservatism. SUNY Series in Ethical Theory. State University of New York Press. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-88706-912-3. Retrieved February 7, 2020.

[9] Ackerman, D. (1991). A Natural History of the Senses. A Natural History of the Senses. Vintage Books. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-679-73566-3. Retrieved February 7, 2020.

[10] Platt, S.; Library of Congress (1993). Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. Barnes & Noble Books. p. 242. ISBN 978-0-88029-768-4. Retrieved February 7, 2020.

[11] Andrews, C.G.M.P.R.; Andrews, R. (1989). The Concise Columbia Dictionary of Quotations. Columbia University Press. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-231-06990-8. Retrieved February 7, 2020.

[12] ser, G. (2005). Dictionary of Proverbs. APH Publishing Corporation. p. 283. ISBN 978-81-7648-814-3. Retrieved February 7, 2020.

[13] Gaither, C.C.; Cavazos-Gaither, A.E. (2012). Gaither's Dictionary of Scientific Quotations. Springer New York. p. 1660. ISBN 978-1-4614-1114-7. Retrieved February 7, 2020.

[14] Progressive Farmer. Progressive Farmer Company. 1997. p. 64. Retrieved February 7, 2020.

[15] Applewhite, A.; Evans, T.; Frothingham, A. (2003). And I Quote, Revised Edition: The Definitive Collection of Quotes, Sayings, and Jokes for the Contemporary Speechmaker. Thomas Dunne Books. St. Martin's Press. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-312-30744-8. Retrieved February 7, 2020.

[16] Commons, T.K. (2012). Instant Genius: Smart Mouths: The Best Quotations Ever Collected. Portable Press. p. pt56. ISBN 978-1-60710-684-5. Retrieved February 7, 2020.

[17] Woods, R.L. (1967). The Modern Handbook of Humor. McGraw-Hill. p. 30. Retrieved February 7, 2020.

[18] Blake, William (1996). Davis, Mike; Pound, Alan (eds.). Blake: Selected Poems. Oxford, UK: Heinemann Educational Publishers. p. 101. ISBN 0-435150-82-0.

[19] Applewhite, A.; Evans, T.; Frothingham, A. (2003). And I Quote, Revised Edition: The Definitive Collection of Quotes, Sayings, and Jokes for the Contemporary Speechmaker. Thomas Dunne Books. St. Martin's Press. p. 216. ISBN 978-0-312-30744-8. Retrieved February 7, 2020.

[20] Gaither, C.C.; Cavazos-Gaither, A.E. (2012). Gaither's Dictionary of Scientific Quotations. Springer New York. p. 1660. ISBN 978-1-4614-1114-7. Retrieved February 7, 2020.

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