That sure is for the birds.
Geez.  What a bird brain.
Don’t you know, birds of a feather flock together?
Yep.  And two birds in the hand are worth one in the bush.
We can kill two birds with one stone.

Why, I ask you… are there so many bird idioms?
Counting your chickens before they are hatched…
As the crow flies.
Madder than a wet hen.
Naked as a jay bird.
Run around like a chicken with its head cut off.

On, it goes.  There are more bird phrases than clouds in Henny Penny’s falling sky.

Here is what I strongly suspect.
All bird phrases originated in the presence of politicians.

Read the list again.  You will see that they are all applicable.
Except for “Smart as an Owl.”  This one started, and most likely, ended with Lincoln.

Now please don’t get me wrong.  We love birds.  We love to watch them, and feed them.  All of them. Everyday.  Even the the Cooper’s Hawk that comes in and perches… and waits for some unsuspecting smaller bird… to let its guard down… and then SWOOOOSH.  The happy little chickadee quickly falls victim to this bird of prey.

Once again, the similarities to politics are uncanny.

It all could just be coincidence… I suppose.  But no matter.

In the end… I just say…

What’s good for the goose is good for the gander.    And that means… equality for all.  No squawking about it.  And certainly no preying on the weak.

I’ll know one thing…. you sure can learn a lot from the bird phrases.

Sincerely,

Polly Does Not Want A Cracker.