On Wings of Song: Poems About Birds (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets) Dr Suess Why You'll Love It:

Why You'll Love It:

our Backyard Birds Toob includes a handful of the most commonly sighted and easily identifiable avian species

Blackbirds (Icteridae) 166 Common Grackle

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On Wings of Song: Poems About Birds (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets) Dr Suess Why You'll Love It:From backyard to barnyard, from hawks to hummingbirds, from pelicans to peacocks, from Coleridge's albatross to Keats's nightingale to Poe's raven all manner of feathered beings, the inspiration for poetic flights of fancy through the ages, are gathered together in this delightful volume. Some of the winged treasures: Emily Dickinson on the jay; Gertrude Stein on pigeons; Seamus Heaney on turkeys; Tennyson on the eagle; Spenser on the merry cuckoo;