In blue-white feathers a bird adorned <br />I saw from my bed this early morn <br />Against the sky, as he shrieked by <br />'do you know what he says? ' to my wife I sigh <br /> <br />'He's calling 'thief! ', in that raucous voice! ' <br />My wife asks - ''Thief'? Is that by choice? <br />or in other countries does he utter <br />not in English, but another? ' <br /> <br />'Hmm.. Blue Jays, I think, are an American bird - <br />at least as far as I have heard. <br />But what the heck - <br />there IS Quebec. <br />There it should be a different word <br />Where, it could be, that they shout 'Merde! '' <br /> <br />(If anyone knows what the French/Canadian version of this birdcall is, I'd love to know. For example, I hear that in Canada the White-throated Sparrow's song, is 'O sweet Canada Canada Canada' whereas in New England it's 'Old Sam Peabody Peabody Peabody')<br /><br />Chuck Audette<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/long-distance-bird-calls/
