Blue Jays and Red Birds

[Aries]

https://genius.com/Christmas-songs-the-twelve-days-of-christmas-lyrics

Yep, that's what most/all lyric websites say. But why is it...

1. Bird
2. Bird
3. Bird
4. Bird
5. Jewelry
6. Bird
7. Bird
8. People
9. People
10. People
11. People
12. People

C'mon people, I'm trying to stir up some crap! And you're all being all logical and reasonable!!!

 

[OKCHunter]

Yep, that's what most/all lyric websites say. But why is it...

1. Bird
2. Bird
3. Bird
4. Bird
5. Jewelry
6. Bird
7. Bird
8. People
9. People
10. People
11. People
12. People

C'mon people, I'm trying to stir up some crap! And you're all being all logical and reasonable!!!

I read somewhere that #5 may refer to the ringed neck of the golden pheasant.

 

[rawhide]

We've been putting out bird feed for about 3 years now. I really enjoy them and learned about birds I didn't even know existed.

The first year we had so many cardinals that they would line up on the fence and wait their turn. Before I added squirrel buster feeders, we had squirrels so fat that they waddled.
In 2020 we cleared a lot of trees in prep for our house building. I moved the feeders under some pear trees. Still have some cardinals, finches, blue Jays and my favorite woodpeckers, but not as many.

I had also created a target rich environment because owls and hawks could be seen all around my property. Driving in late one night a Great Horned was sitting on top of my farm truck. Earlier this week, what I think was a Red Tail hawk was moving in on the feeders that was HUGE. Don't recall ever seeing a hawk that large.

With less cover I don't seem to have the variety of birds I had before. In 2019 I had a Redwing Blackbird, bluebirds, painted bunting, and a few others that I had to look up.

 

[TerryMiller]

I assume we're talking about Blue Jays and Cardinals? Nobody has posted any pics of their red birds. Or is there another 'red bird'?

Lots of "red colored birds." Here are a bunch at Google Images, although a number of them will be duplicated throughout the list.

Google Images Red Birds

Here is one guy's blog entry on red colored birds for the holidays.

Holiday Red Birds

 

[DRC458]

Lots of "red colored birds." Here are a bunch at Google Images, although a number of them will be duplicated throughout the list.

Google Images Red Birds

Here is one guy's blog entry on red colored birds for the holidays.

Holiday Red Birds

I know there are 'other red birds,' but which 'red birds' is everybody getting at their feeders in Oklahoma? Cardinals are the only ones I've personally seen.


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[steelfingers]

What do you mean?

1. A partridge in a pear tree,
2. Two turtle doves,
3. Three french hens,
4. Four calling birds,
5. Five gold rings,
6. Six geese a-laying
7. Seven swans a-swimming,
8. Eight maids a-milking,
9. Nine ladies dancing,
10. Ten lords a-leaping,
11. Eleven pipers piping,
12. Twelve drummers drumming.

 

[Oklahomabassin]

Eat the squirrels!

 

[MacFromOK]

FWIW, I think it's 5 golden rings...