Tweeters,



I don't read a great deal of poetry. However, the first bird book I ever
owned was a copy of "Bird Study in British Columbia" by James A. Munro,
which was given to me by my grandparents. This book, which was published by
the BC Department of Education in 1947, and distributed to all schools in
the province, had eleven pages of selections from bird poetry by Canadian
poets, some of which I came to appreciate and even to treasure.



And yes, I admit to being a fan of Ogden Nash as well-- in particular, of
his immortal "Up from the egg: confessions of a nuthatch avoider". If you
have never read this poem, you can see it here:
http://ronrothman.com/public/audubon.shtml . It's hilarious.



Wayne C. Weber

Delta, BC

contopus at telus.net







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[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman2.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Dennis
Paulson
Sent: March-04-11 9:04 AM
To: TWEETERS
Subject: [Tweeters] avian poetry



I got this from Chris Hill, now in South Carolina but previously an active
Washington birder.



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 term the grackle

An ornithological debacle.



-Ogden Nash



Makes you wish we had grackles here to enjoy.



And it would be interesting to know about more bird-themed poetry.

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Dennis Paulson

1724 NE 98 St.

Seattle, WA 98115

206-528-1382

dennispaulson at comcast.net