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A poll on birds: duck, cardinal, gull, crow, turkey etc.

My poll on your interaction with birds!

Did you know polls can spice up your blog? I've had polls go over 5,000 views! Four have over 1,000 views right now. If googled, the views can soar. Alas, I don't believe the public can vote. Expect about 50 views/vote. These two older polls are not among the view-getters. They have 91views/20votes and 179views/39votes respectively. Obviously, many of you have voted already.

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Your favorite interaction with a bird? 

We humans interact with birds all the time.

We hear them ... especially on Spring mornings. We see them in flight or perching in trees, bobbing on water. We smell them ... if the chicken house isn't cleaned. We collect their feathers. We eat them (and if you die unattended they'll eat you ).

Imagine:

The squawk of a gull along the shore; the unexpected caw of a crow; the bustle of a flock of waxwings in a mountain ash; the flap of dove wings.

The flash of red on a snowy day: the cardinal at the bird feeder. The flight of thunderbirds (vultures) soaring before a storm or hovering over roadkill, cleaning up after our messes. Goldfinches looping through the bushes.

The parakeet pestering the dog. Your dog or cat having caught a nestling, bringing it to you, gently dropping it in your hand. A parrot sitting on your shoulder, nibbling your ear.

A feather found along the path.

Imagine Thanksgiving and stuffed turkey, sliced on your plate, covered with gravy. An elegant dinner, duck a l'orange. Your in-laws and chicken and dumplings.

That chicken that got away ... crossing the road.

Smell it. Taste it. Do not waste the experience. Savor it.

Which is your favorite interaction with a bird? Then answer, choosing among these:

      Finding a feather while you take your walk.
      Flash of a cardinal at the birdfeeder.
      Duck a l'orange at an elegant dinner.
      One caught by your cat or your dog, gently dropped in your hand.
      Squawk of the gull along an empty shore.
      The soar of the thunderbird heralding the storm.
      An unexpected caw of a crow.
      Sliced turkey served with stuffing and gravy.
      A chicken crossing some proverbial path.

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