The how, the where, the what and the when, The pingwhen will ask you again and again. It’s the sound that the male makes – “howwhere, whatwhen,” And if there’s...
It’s known as the blue-throated widgit? A shy bird that can’t help but fidget. It’s always in motion and so restless That come season’s end it is nestless. It’s a...
Have you heard of a bird called the snarling? It gathers in flocks like the starling. If you hear it please fear it and never go near it, It’s a...
Do you know of the great spotted bodgie Whose nests are decidedly dodgy? For a bird whose an excellent flier He’s a failure as a good DIYer. It’s not just...
Of the ping pong bird I have only once heard, So rare is this mythical creature. I laughed near hysterical to hear it is spherical And also numerical, It counts...
They call it the great spotted sum, Never seen, only known by its hum. It will hum out the sum of the spots on its tum, It will hop along...
Have you heard of a bird called the narrow? It is small and brown like a sparrow. It does lap-the-laps and flies through small gaps And does it all fast...
There once was a bird, a cockacuckoo, The result of a weird combination, Can’t lift it, can’t shift it, Oh what to do! In the nest it is sheer domination...
He’s a little bit different from his stripey cousins, For one, he loves to sleep all day, And he’s many more stripes, dozens and dozens. He may have more –...
He’s never more happy than when he’s grinning, But oh, what a marvellous grin he grins, And when he plays games he’s always winning, He’s never more happy than when...
