All posts tagged birds

Love to Love

“Good morrow! ’tis Saint Valentine’s Day All in the morning betime. And I a maid at your window To be your Valentine” So sang Ophelia, back in Shakespeare’s day, when everyone believed that the first person you saw on Valentine’s Day would become your truest love. In Encyclopedia of the Exquisite, I delve into the [...]

Birds on a Wire

A pretty musical piece, by Brazilian artist Jarbas Agnelli, was created when he saw this photo of birds in a local newspaper and created a song  based on the exact position of the birds on their wire perches. I think John Cage, who makes a cameo in Encyclopedia of the Exquisite, would approve. Nice one, Jarbas. [...]

Hummingbirds Live

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I’ve joined the legions of watchers who keep an eye on Phoebe the hummingbird’s California nest each day via webcam, waiting for her hatchlings to emerge. http://phoebeallens.com/