"Never seen a Lark
Never seen a Loon,
Don't expect a Lyre Bird to wander by soon!
Been to many zoos,
More than I can tell.
You'd think that SOMEWHERE I would see a bird that starts with "L"!!
(I'll dedicate that poem to Steve a.k.a. Kingsdowner, since I was kidding him about seeing both Larks and Loons and I can't find either!)
I wouldn't have thought that "L" would be such a hard letter! I have actually seen Meadowlarks but can't find any photos. They came by every spring when we first moved here.
L is for Lorikete! We saw these at the St. Louis Zoo one year and this is Mike offering food to one. I can't believe this is the only "L" bird that I can find in my photo files! I was hoping to get a Loon block quilted soon and use that.....but too much else to do at the moment. (Now what on earth am I going to use for "U" when I get to it????)
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14 comments:
Ha Ha wonderful poem Mary!! Your right about the L birds...I've seen both a loon and a lark, no pictures though, but a limpkin, or lapwing!!!! I just found them in my guide! Time to start a field trip!!
Oh I forgot longspur!!!
Eve: Obviously I will have to make it a priority to find some "L" birds! I would love to see a Loon...I think they are beautiful whenever someone posts one....but I've never seen any here.
LoL :-}
Well done Mary
We used to live on a lake we shared with loons. Haven't seen a lark in years.
Marnie
Mary: That was a cute post with the poem. I'd like to see a Loon and hear its sound.
Love the poem and the photo. Aren't Lorikeets the cutest little colorful birds! :-)
Hi Mary, those lorikeets are lovely birds. The only U bird I can think of in the USA is Upland Sandpiper, have you seen one of those?
Well Jenny found the same bird to mention that I had found. Not that I really found one, for I read that they are quite rare and are probably in more southerly climes by now anyway. The Upland Sandpiper also goes by the name, Upland Plover.
I was also going to mention that if you want to use a Loon picture, just copy one from my blog anytime.
Let me guess about tomorrow? Mourning Dove? Merganser?
Thank you all! I'm afraid I haven't seen any of those U birds. Mike suggested an "ugly bird", and I may have to resort to that :-) I'm sure I will need to do something creative for that letter.....or skip it in desperation.
Ann: No...to all of those! I used Dove on D and tend to shorten names or use whatever part will work...you'll see. M was easy!
This is a very cute post. Love those beautiful birds! And this is a wonderful photo! Love the poem too:)
Hmmmm... a Mockingbird I guess :-)
About your question of what I use for my bird suet. Peanut Butter, Cornmeal, Flour, Shortening and a few seeds in the mix too. And I also like your poem too.
Pernille: Thanks!
Ann: Got it! That is similar to how I make bird suet.
Great poem....as for an L bird...you could have had a Large bird or a Lazy bird...
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