from the tag line of

W. Marvin Davis,Univ. of Mississippi,
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"The grackle's voice is less than mellow, His heart is black, his eye is
yellow,
He bullies more attractive birds with hoodlum deeds and vulgar words,
And should a human interfere, Attacks that human in the rear.
I cannot help but deem the grackle, An ornithological debacle."
--Ogden Nash [Quote not intended as an endorsement of the species
derogation]
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Tom Schooley, Olympia WA , dunlin at mail.tss.net
"The earth that directed itself instinctively in its former phases
seems now to be entering a phase of conscious decision
through its human expression." -Thomas Berry