Before we meet the Olive Warbler, here are links to this week's Birdtober birds:
Saturday: Crowned Parrot
Sunday: Red-footed Booby
Monday: Golden Plover
Tuesday: Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Wednesday: Tree Swallow
Thursday: Northern Waterthrush
Today's bird, the Olive Warbler, lives in the southwestern United States, Mexico, and Central America. There is a little bit of olive green on the wings, but olive certainly isn't the main color of these birds: the male is more orange and the female more yellow.
Hopping on branches
in the ponderosa pines
the Olive Warbler isn't concerned
that it's neither olive nor a warbler.
It's more interested in finding
a crunchy, delicious bug to eat.
©Ruth Bowen Hersey
Thank you for the introduction to the Olive Warbler, Ruth! Your poem perfectly captures its paradoxes.
ReplyDeleteI love that the Olive Warbler is unconcerned about its color or its name --that it simply sings is enough for me! Thank you for including the links, Ruth!
ReplyDeleteWouldn’t it be nice to have a chance to rename a bird or two? Thanks for sharing this wee cutie. It reminds me of a wren
ReplyDeleteThe warbler is so cute as it warbles. You poem addresses what I was wondering about the name Olive. Thanks for sharing more October bird gems!
ReplyDeleteMaybe we could rename it after its crackley song… Fun poem thanks Ruth!
ReplyDeleteLove your Birdtober project, Ruth! The lovely olive warbler (not a warbler) captured my heart.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing project, this Birdtober AND all of your other birding knowledge!
ReplyDeleteI love the idea that the Olive Warbler is oblivious to the fact that "it's neither olive nor a warbler." They have more important things on their minds! :)
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