Blackbird - Crosby, Stills & Nash

Link: http://youtu.be/wORwlCy3JDI

Looking at a Blackbird

Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird 

I 

Among twenty snowy mountains, 

The only moving thing Was the eye of the blackbird. 

II 

I was of three minds, 

Like a tree In which there are three blackbirds. 

III 

The blackbird whirled in the autumn winds.

It was a small part of the pantomime. 

IV

A man and a woman Are one. 

A man and a woman and a blackbird Are one. 

V

I do not know which to prefer, 

The beauty of inflections Or the beauty of innuendoes, 

The blackbird whistling Or just after. 

VI 

Icicles filled the long window With barbaric glass. 

The shadow of the blackbird Crossed it, to and fro. 

The mood Traced in the shadow An indecipherable cause. 

VII 

On thin men of Haddam, 

Why do you imagine golden birds? 

Do you not see how the blackbird 

Walks around the feet Of the women about you? 

VIII 

I know noble accents And lucid, 

escapable rhythms; 

But I know, too, 

That the blackbird is involved In what I know. 

IX 

When the blackbird flew out of sight, 

It marked the edge Of one of many circles. 

X 

At the sight of blackbirds Flying in a green light, 

Even the bawds of euphony Would cry out sharply. 

XI 

 He rode over Connecticut In a glass coach. 

Once, a fear pierced him, 

In that he mistook The shadow of his equipage For blackbirds. 

XII 

The river is moving. The blackbird must be flying. 

XIII 

It was evening all afternoon.

It was snowing And it was going to snow. 

The blackbird sat In the cedar-limbs.

-Wallace Stevens

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAgceen153I

Magpies moy not like shiney objects

Bird behaviour

Had a very shiny? No

Aug 15th 2014, 23:01 by D.J.P.

A CENTRAL character in Rossini's opera La Gazza Ladra is the titular magpie. The opera's rising action begins with the bird's theft of a silver spoon, and later, a silver coin.

Link: http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2014/08/bird-behaviour

A Murder of Crows

Twiter-pies

More Magpie Photos

 

Magpie Plays with Dog

 

 

 

 


 

Shirkers

 

Australian Magpie Swooping

:Magpie chasing Brown Goshawk

 

 An immature Brown Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus) in flight chased by an Australian Magpie. 


 The Australian Magpie  is generally sedentary and territorial throughout its range.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Magpie_chasing_Brown_Goshawk_%28Immature%29.jpg

Magpie and Dog Playing

Dog playing with bird, they're friends! Australian Magpie Playing

Published on Nov 16, 2013

Credit to: Bonie Thomsson

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Immediate action needed to reduce 269 million bird deaths in Canada

Immediate action needed to reduce 269 million bird deaths in Canada, nature groups say

Paul Jorgenson <pjorgenson@naturecanada.ca>	5:42 AM (10 hours ago)
to Nature

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Immediate action needed to reduce 269 million bird deaths in Canada, nature groups say

OTTAWA (October 1, 2013) — In the wake of shocking new research published today in collaboration with the federal government, nature conservation groups, including Nature Canada, are calling on both individuals and governments alike to act now to help stop millions of bird deaths each year.

The new research published today finds that a staggering 269 million birds are killed every year as a direct result of human-related activities. The research suggests that about 90% of the 269 million birds killed fall under the protection of the Migratory Birds Convention Act and that the major causes of death include feral and pet cats, agriculture, oil and gas activities, and collisions with buildings.

Under the Migratory Birds Convention Act and as a signatory to the Migratory Bird Treaty, the federal government has an obligation to conserve migratory bird populations in Canada.

“We are deeply troubled by the disquieting research published today on the number of birds killed every year in Canada due to human-related activities,” said Ian Davidson, Executive Director of Nature Canada. “Fortunately, there are concrete and sensible ways that people and governments can prevent the needless death of birds, especially now during the migratory season.”

Nature Canada is calling on municipal and other governments to adopt a variety of sensible measures to mitigate these needless deaths. These measures include demanding better building standards from developers; muting reflective surfaces by angling glass or adding awnings or overhangs; and putting legislation in place to cut down on the wasteful practice common in some office buildings of leaving lights on overnight.

“It’s important that better building standards, including measures to prevent bird deaths, are adopted and enforced by cities across Canada”, said Caroline Schultz, Executive Director of Ontario Nature. “These can be really common sense measures like muting reflections in windows, reducing light pollution or providing visual markers.”

Nature Canada emphasizes that individual Canadians can also help cut down on the number of birds killed every year by adopting some sensible measures. “As simple as it sounds, one of the best things Canadians can do is really just to keep your cat indoors, especially around dawn and dusk,” said Alexander MacDonald, Manager of Protected Areas for Nature Canada. MacDonald also stresses that feral cats are an especially acute threat.  “Bob Barker really was right: we should help control the pet population and have our pets spayed or neutered.”

About Nature Canada: Nature Canada is the oldest and largest grassroots nature conservation non-profit organization in Canada. As a co-partner in BirdLife International, Nature Canada is also the largest conservation advocacy group in the country with a special focus of advocating on behalf of birds. In 2013, Nature Canada was named as one of Canada’s top environmental charities by Charity Intelligence.

Related links: The State of Canada’s Birds http://www.naturecanada.ca/pdf/State_of_Canada's_birds_2012.pdf Ten ways to help migratory birds  http://www.naturecanada.ca/bird_cons_involved_10ways.asp In-depth: Nature Canada’s common sense proposals to prevent needless bird deaths (HTML url forthcoming)

For more information or to arrange interviews, please contact:

Paul Jorgenson, Senior Communications Manager, 613-562-3447 ext. 248, pjorgenson@naturecanada.ca

Monica Tanaka, Communications Coordinator, 613-562-3447 ext 241, mtanaka@naturecanada.ca

 

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