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Birds began populating my own dreams. A great blue heron glided across the sky of my mind, slow and prehistoric, carrying the world on her back. A million sandhill cranes unspooled from the horizon, ...
At first glance, it is seen as birds flying in a V shape to follow their leader, but in reality, it's all about saving energy. The bird flying in front cuts through the air and creates an uplift ...
The poet W. S. Merwin wrote a lot about birds: birds singing, birds dying, birds “whirled in a rising cloud … dissolving, streamering out.” This poem, “Shore Birds,” was included in ...
Published: April 20, 2025 4:08pm EDT Bird beaks come in almost every shape and size – from the straw-like beak of a hummingbird to the slicing, knife-like beak of an eagle.