http://wordie.org/words/pheasant Comments for the word 'Pheasant' http://wordie.org http://wordie.org/words/pheasant#comments Calidris maritima pipes 'weak wit', <br />Gypactus barbatus thinly cries 'queer', <br />the <a href="/words/Pheasant">Pheasant</a>'s 'cork cock' oft' delights the ear, <br />the <a href="/words/Little Stint">Little Stint</a>, when flushed, has a sharp 'tit', <br />Calidris alba calls on us to 'quit', <br />the <a href="/words/Reed Bunting">Reed Bunting</a>'s alarm call 'shit' rings clear. <br />Is this Calidris canutus we hear? <br />Hark! a low 'nut', in flight, a whistling 'twit'. <br /> <br />But what is this deep sighing 'oo-oo-oo' <br />more moaning than Strix aluco? 'Quick quick!' <br />Turnix sylvatica's 'croo croo crooo CROOO' <br />bursts from a bush. A hard explosive 'prik' <br />(from Coccothraustes coccothraustes sends <br />exciting vibes to sensitive nerve-ends. <br /> <br />- Peter Reading, Ornithological Petrarchan, from Tom O' Bedlam's Beauties, 1981 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:06:23 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/pheasant#comments http://wordie.org/words/pheasant#comments Oh please. Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:51:10 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/pheasant#comments http://wordie.org/words/pheasant#comments The phat pheasant pleasantly pleaded her plight as she plopped piggishly into the pie. Sun, 16 Sep 2007 01:06:55 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/pheasant#comments