Quotes on Bird Watching

Birds sing after a storm. Why shouldn't we?

Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever remains to them?

I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment, while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance that I should have been by any epaulet I could have worn.

Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark.

The moment a little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing.