Most Beautiful Birds meme
Jay tagged me last night, so I'll play the game this morning.
The rules: Post a list of the 10 birds you consider most beautiful on your blog; you may limit the list to the ABA area (continental United States and Canada) or use a geographic area of your choice. Mark birds you have seen with an asterisk. Tag 3 bloggers to keep it going.
Having just returned from the Great Texas Birding Classic, where I witnessed a fallout on South Padre Island, it's not difficult to think of avian beauties. BTW, my list is not in order of most to least gorgeous. That would require more time than today's schedule will allow!
1. Wilson's Warbler*
2. Green Jay*
3. White-tailed Kite*
4. Buff-bellied Hummingbird*
5. Roseate Spoonbill*
6. Magnolia Warbler*
7. American Kestrel*
8. Black-throated Green Warbler*
9. Common Yellowthroat*
10. Peregrine Falcon*
One more thought: Beauty is not simply visual appearance. Beauty can encompass a bird's form or behavior, such as a Peregrine's incredibly fast dive. I find that completely ravishing!
I tag BirdChick, Jeff and Home Bird.
American Kestrel courtesy of U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
The rules: Post a list of the 10 birds you consider most beautiful on your blog; you may limit the list to the ABA area (continental United States and Canada) or use a geographic area of your choice. Mark birds you have seen with an asterisk. Tag 3 bloggers to keep it going.Having just returned from the Great Texas Birding Classic, where I witnessed a fallout on South Padre Island, it's not difficult to think of avian beauties. BTW, my list is not in order of most to least gorgeous. That would require more time than today's schedule will allow!
1. Wilson's Warbler*
2. Green Jay*
3. White-tailed Kite*
4. Buff-bellied Hummingbird*
5. Roseate Spoonbill*
6. Magnolia Warbler*
7. American Kestrel*
8. Black-throated Green Warbler*
9. Common Yellowthroat*
10. Peregrine Falcon*
One more thought: Beauty is not simply visual appearance. Beauty can encompass a bird's form or behavior, such as a Peregrine's incredibly fast dive. I find that completely ravishing!
I tag BirdChick, Jeff and Home Bird.
American Kestrel courtesy of U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
posted by Amy at 9:14 AM
6 Comments:
"Beauty is not simply visual appearance. Beauty can encompass a bird's form or behavior"
Like a Cassin's Sparrow. It's song and skylarking make it far more than "just a brown sparrow"
eggZACKly.
very nice choices =)
Nice selections, Amy. Many of your choices, like the Magnolia Warbler, were on my initial list too. It's just too restrictive to try to pick out the top ten.
another delightful addition to the Meme! The Rio Grande Valley is really evident in the list :=)
It's such an awesome region, Endment. I hope you're able to visit it soon.
The skeeters, however, are not so awesome. Thank goodness for Chiggerex Plus.
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