Photo Source: eBird.com
Yesterday I remarked that the bird of the day, the Pileated Woodpecker, appeared in four of my checklists. The Saffron Finch, a South American bird, appears in 49. In the months I spent in Paraguay, I saw these birds many times. In fact, they are extremely common, in spite of their exotic, spicy name. In one Saturday morning birding outing in April with my brother, we saw 29 individuals.
It takes 75,000 saffron crocus flowers
to make a kilo of saffron.
Saffron costs more than gold.
Put a tiny pinch in your paella.
It takes only one Saffron Finch
chirping in a tree
to warm up your day
for free.
©Ruth Bowen Hersey
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