Friday Wisdom – Birds

Posted on 01/13/2023 by Andrew Reynolds

Our cats favorite pastime is watching birds. Just outside the the sliding glass door in our family room, we have a number of bird feeders. They come in flocks to feed and at almost anytime of day you can find a cat looking out and chittering at a bird, so here’s everything I know about birds:

A bird that flies over the sea is a seagull. Why isn’t a bird that flies over the bay called a bay-gull?

A flock of birds broke into my house. Police think they used a crowbar.

I’ve been thinking of buying a bird. I hear they’re going cheep.

Why to crows sit on the telephone lines? So they can make long distance caws.

I read there is a bird movie nominated for an Oscar, “Lord of the Wings.”

Did you know that one kind of bird can’t use a comb? Yup, bald eagles.

Did you know that bird royalty have their own home? Yes, Duckingham Palace.

I read that owls like to read books – mostly Hoot-dunits.

There is one bird that is always out of breath – puffins.

My neighbors just called a vet about a sick bird in their yard. They said it was an illegal.

Did you know that ducks eat soup? Yeah, they like it with quackers.

Why do hummingbirds hum? Well, they don’t know the words.

I read that construction companies are now using birds on their jobs. Apparently they’ve hired a lot of cranes.

The weather service said it’s going to rain ducks and geese this weekend and we should prepare for fowl weather.

About Andrew Reynolds

Born in California Did the school thing studying electronics, computers, release engineering and literary criticism. I worked in the high tech world doing software release engineering and am now retired. Then I got prostate cancer. Now I am a blogger and work in my wood shop doing scroll saw work and marquetry.
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20 Responses to Friday Wisdom – Birds

  1. Sheila Landry Designs says:
    01/16/2023 at 9:12 am

    I love when the kitties chatter to birds! It is so cute! 🙂

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  2. ParentingIsFunny says:
    01/15/2023 at 2:55 pm

    Last one was my favorite, or long distance caws. Glad cats were mentioned in the beginning. 🙂 That sounds like fun watching cats watch birds. And your wife can watch you watching the cats watching the birds.

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  3. brilliantviewpoint says:
    01/14/2023 at 4:41 pm

    Enjoyed all of them. Amusing to think of your cat enjoying watching the birds. Wondering which could be for dinner, maybe?! LOL

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  4. Diane Henders says:
    01/14/2023 at 10:16 am

    A crowbar – ha! Thanks for the laughs, Andrew. 🙂

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  5. Mama's Empty Nest says:
    01/14/2023 at 7:50 am

    Always a laugh…every Friday…or Saturday in my case when I usually get around to reading your posts. 😉

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  6. Dave says:
    01/14/2023 at 6:09 am

    Bay-gulls – HA! I looked up “chitter” and darned if it isn’t a word. “To twitter”, which means the little sounds a bird makes. So I guess your cats are mimicking the birds, or maybe evenb trying to communicate with them. I’ve always found this kind of cat behavior fascinating.

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  7. jfwknifton says:
    01/13/2023 at 11:23 pm

    Some good ones there, particularly the birds who don’t use combs.

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  9. Bette A. Stevens says:
    01/13/2023 at 11:51 am

    Great for the birds and for cats and readers too! 😻 Have a great weekend, Andrew!

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  10. joynealkidney says:
    01/13/2023 at 11:45 am

    What fun! I can even hear that chittering sound!

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