“The average sparrow is something of a bore and the trouble is that all sparrows are average.” — Will Cuppy Copy Share Image
Philosophy of science is about as useful to scientists as ornithology is to birds. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Facts swooped like swallows, darting across her mind; there was a rush of pride in things still remembered. Singing was limited to… — Tracy Guzeman Copy Share Image
“Where did you hide your Mockingbirds?" he asks. "Ornithology," she replies. "You hid TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD with the bird books?" I… — Paul Acampora Copy Share Image
As for fowling, during the last years that I carried a gun my excuse was that I was studying ornithology, and sought… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
It is much better to learn the elements of geology, of botany, or ornithology and astronomy by word of mouth from a… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
The fidelity of a dog is a precious gift demanding no less binding moral responsibilities than the friendship of a human being. — Konrad Lorenz Copy Share Image
“But in the early 1970s, we were not birdwatching. We were birding, and that made all the difference. We were out to… — Kenn Kaufman Copy Share Image
Music criticism should be to musicians what ornithology is to the birds. — Yuja Wang Copy Share Image
[Audubon's works are] the most splendid monuments which art has erected in honor of ornithology. — Georges Cuvier Copy Share Image