I’m walking through the neighborhood today, on Berger Street near Boerum, right in front of Vinnie’s Iron Works. The snow…
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“Four Calling Birds”: a Nod to “Bye Bye Birdie”
Four calling birds, another favorite from that dynamite carol, “The 12 Days of Christmas.” I took it literally, and placed…
“Six Geese a-Laying”, another installment of 30 Birds
The Giant Canada (not Canadian) Goose was considered endangered not too long ago. True. Now you see them everywhere, and…
Number 18 of 30 Birds: “Seven Swans A-Swimming”
The run-up to Christmas, beginning with those seven famous swans. That song, “The 12 Days of Christmas”…. Man, that song…
“2009 Phoenix”: Bird 14 of 30
The Phoenix, according to Wikipedia, is “a mythical bird with a colorful plumage and a tail of gold and scarlet…
Number 13 of 30 Birds: “Badass Osprey” (SOLD)
The Osprey, is, according to Wikibirdia, “badass”. This one goes out to Pixie Prankster of Portland, Oregon. A proper scan…
Day 12 of 30 Birds: “Robin: the Bird Wonder.”
In honor of my home state, Michigan, I give you (drum roll) “Robin: The Bird Wonder.” A proper scan is…
“Big Boid on Brooklyn Bridge”, day 11 of 30 Birds
The Brooklyn Bridge: a poetic marvel of brawny architecture, engineering, and ingenuity. And perched on…
“Drink, Flamingo”. Day 10 of 30 Birds.
Flamingos. Why in the world would they be pink?? I mean, it doesn’t seem to me that such… flamboyant coloring would…
“Java Drinkin’ Bird”, # 9 of 30 Birds
The infamous toy “drinking bird” and coffee: two favorites, together again. The drinking bird, according to Wikipedia “is a heat…