PARROT
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PARROT

Shakespeare Species PARROT: that ever this fellow should have fewer words than a parrot, and yet the son of a woman! Parrots have been popular companion birds since antiquity with an ability to speak.

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SNIPE
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SNIPE

Shakespeare Species Quote of the Day, SNIPE: If I would time expend with such a snipe but for my sport and pleasure. Iago describes Roderigo as a ‘Snipe’, an unworthy hunting target. Snipes have undergone declines in recent decades.

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PIGEON
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PIGEON

Shakespeare Species Quote of the Day, PIGEON: This fellow pecks up wit as a pigeon peas. Pigeons including Wood Pigeons were widespread & also important food for many.

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CUCKOO
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CUCKOO

Shakespeare Species Quote of the Day, CUCKOO: He knows me as the blind man knows the cuckoo. By his bad voice. The arrival of the Cuckoo back in the UK with their distinctive call is becoming less common. BTO tracks cuckoos on their journey back from Africa.

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LARK
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LARK

Shakespeare Species Quote of the Day, LARK: down king, for nightowls shriek where mounting larks should sing. Larks have been celebrated for their sweet song by writers and musicians in many cultures.

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HALCYON (Kingfisher)
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HALCYON (Kingfisher)

Shakespeare Species Quote of the Day, HALCYON (Kingfisher): revenge, affirm, and turn their halcyon beaks with every gust and vary of their masters. Shakespeare is repeating the old myth that dead Kingfishers, suspended, pointed in the direction of the wind.

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KITE
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KITE

Shakespeare Species Quote of the Day, KITE: Is Beaufort termed a kite? Where are his talons? Red Kites were persecuted almost to extinction in the UK but are now thriving in many parts of the country.

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OSTRICH
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OSTRICH

Shakespeare Species Quote of the Day, OSTRICH: But I’ll make thee eat iron like an ostrich and swallow my sword like a pin. There was widespread medieval & early modern belief that Ostriches ate iron.

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DOVE
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DOVE

Shakespeare Species Quote of the Day, DOVE: whose white investments figure innocence, the dove and very blessed spirit of peace. The Dove is one of the birds associated with Christ and they are symbolic in Islam, Judaism and other faiths.

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