If not for birds

nature would not sing

and my world would be a sadder place

Found these three postcards at an antique store. The chickadee is going to a good old friend as a Christmas card this year.

The Chickadee-Dee
author unknown

Little darling of the snow,
Careless how the winds may blow,
Happy as a bird can be,
Singing, oh, so cheerily,
Chickadee-dee! Chickadee-dee!


When the skies are cold and gray,
When he trills his happiest lay,
Through the clouds he seems to see
Hidden things to you and me.
Chickadee-dee! chickadee-dee!


Very likely little birds
Have their thoughts too deep for word,
But we know, and all agree,
That the world would dreary be
Without birds, dear chickadee!

This tiny tattered old book displays male birds in all their splendor with measurements being given from tip of bill to tip of tail. So much good information.

Birds are beautiful and graceful creatures. Not only do birds satisfy our esthetic sense through their handsome plumage and their sweet voices, but they are marvelously adapted to their respective fields of activity. They are a valuable asset because they depend largely for their food on insects which are injurious to plant life. No other creatures are so well fitted to capture flying insects as swallows swifts, and night hawks.