American Goldfinch - Thistle Lover

He often in the trees did sing, 

With lively notes light as wings, 

And to all the other birds he brings 

Happiness and delight.

- Telemachus

The rest of the poem is found - HERE 

Handsome House Finch

You're never fully dressed without a smile. 

 ~ Martin Charnin

I hope you are smiling today!

Yellow-shafted Northern Flicker in Flight

Hope is the thing with feathers 

That perches in the soul, 

 And sings the tune without the words, 

 and never stops at all.

 - Emily Dickinson

Check out the "artsy" version of this - HERE