The Whiporwill history lesson - I found by researching my street name that a Whippoorwill (Yes 2 P's and 2 O's) is a small bird from north and central America. He is named after his call, a gentle "whip-poor-will," and is not only nocturnal but offers some of natures best work in camouflage. The Whip-poor-will is among the most frequently evoked symbols of the rural U
SA.The Whippoowill song, which I'm sure many of us have heard but have never seen one of these little guys. On another note, if I had bought a house a few streets down we could all be talking about "Forest Trolls".
Until I started this blog I had no idea what my street name even meant and now I have read poems about it, quite a bit of literature about it and listened to a whole plethora of country songs with whiporwills in them.
So do you know whats behind your street name,
other than the name of your city and a zip code on a post card?
Quote of the Day
Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them.
---Bill Vaughan
1 comment:
Thanks for the info and picture of this little bird. Living in So. Missour I have heard them alot. When they start up at nite they just can't quit. Can disrupt your sleep, but gotta love their tenacity. Oh, and I have never seen one either. (I did live on Raven Rd) :)
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