"The thrush in my back yard sings down his nose in liquid runs of melody, over and over again, and I have the strongest impression that he does this for his own pleasure. It is a meditative, questioning kind of music, and I cannot believe that he is simply saying 'thrush here'."
Lewis Thomas (1913-1993) American physician, Dean of the medical schools of Yale and New York Universities Author, "Late Night Thoughts on Listening to Mahler's Ninth Symphony" (1983) Julian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pastor Al Schirmacher" <pasto...@princetonfreechurch.net> To: <mnbird at lists.mnbird.net>; <mou-net at moumn.org>; <BIRDCHAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU>; "Wisconsin Birding Network" <wisbirdn at lawrence.edu> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 2:50 PM Subject: [mou] Bird Quotes > Have a favorite bird quote? > > Mine is probably the biblical "command" to bird :), "Look at the birds of > the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your > heavenly Father feeds them." (Matthew 6:26). > > Now if I could just find a similar reference for listing.... > > Al Schirmacher > Princeton, MN > Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties > >