At the sight of blackbirds Flying in a green light, Even the bawds of euphony Would cry out sharply. The garden is their dinner table, bursting with bugs and worms and succulent berries. Anne Raver A bird in the hand is a certainty, but a bird in the bush may sing. There are 8,600 species of birds in the world today. They are found everywhere.
Birds play a vital role in the balance of nature.
They eat insects, pests and small animals. Fruit eating birds are best for scattering seeds for these plants. Birds have between 1,000 and 25,000 feathers. There was a handsome male mockingbird that sang his heart out every morning during the nesting season from the top of a tall Norfolk Pine tree. Last week the tree was cut down.