The Yellowbird
by James Whitcomb Riley
HEY! my little Yellowbird,
What you doing there?
Like a flashing sun-ray,
Flitting everywhere:
Dangling down the tall weeds
And the hollyhocks,
And the lordly sunflowers
Along the garden-walks.
Ho! my gallant Golden-bill,
Pecking ‘mongst the weeds,
You must have for breakfast
Golden flower-seeds:
Won’t you tell a little fellow
What you have for tea? —
‘Spect a peck o’ yellow, mellow
Pippin on the tree.
What a cutie..!
Thanks Andy! Truly one of my favorite birds.
And mine now too 🙂
Oh my goodness – what beautiful photos!
You are so kind Stephanie. Thank you so much!
So sweet. Really nice pictures, the first especially.
Thank you dear kind Sir Bente. Appreciate your wonderful comment.
Love this. What a perfect poem to a perfect little bird.
Indeed, I couldn’t have ever come up with a more perfect pairing. Thank you so much!
How gorgeous – both the subject and your captures! 🙂
Thank you so very much Joanne. Thrilled you liked this yellow cutie.
cute bird
Yes it is ! Thanks San Jeet
so yellow beautiful 😃
Isn’t that yellow crazy amazing? I hope you get to see one of these along your path.
me too! ^_^
Love the little Warbler, like a little burst of sunshine! Great shots!!
You’re right, these yellow warblers are bursts of sunshine. Such a lovely way to put it. Thank you so much.
Beautiful!
Thank you!
That’s so beautiful
Lynford Morton
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Thanks Lyn! So awesome to see you – and look..a wordpress blog. 😉 Hope all is well with you.
Beautiful shot Emily…the bird really stands out against the background. Lovely 🙂
Thank you for such a kind comment. It’s hard to miss these brilliant spots of yellow in all that greenery.
Gorgeous little bird and such rich colours in the greenery.
Isn’t nature so amazing? The colors !! Mother Nature is such an artist.
This picture is so perfect it doesn’t even look real!
Wow! Really? Indeed, that bird is really that yellow. Isn’t that amazing?
Gorgeous! Lovely poem too. 🙂
Wasn’t that just perfect for these captures? Love the poem so much. BTW, when will you start traveling?
Yes, well chosen. We are off on Sat 4th July. DH arriving today back from France with our new motorhome. Feeling excited!
By the way, I sent your parcel on Tuesday, so it will be with you in a few days. 🙂
Great photo! Love the prose.
Are these guys woodland birds? I’ve never seen one.
Funny, I’ve seen them in Galapagos all over, and here I’ve seen them in a similar habitat. Near the shore in a woody area. Although they have been seen in “Wet thickets” and roadsides.
My problem is I need to get off my butt and go look for them! I do pretty well getting other birds to come to me via the feeders and nest fluff. But, remember, I’ve got that restless dealio.. Your patience still amazes me =-D
BTW ~ Did you hear about the Wolf Volcano erupting on Isabela Island? Everyone including the pink iguanas seem ok =-)