“and the sad notes floated out to thepatio and hung in the trees like birds too tired to fly”

“Spring: trees flying up to their birds”

“The leaves were still on the trees, but were becoming dry, perched like birds ready to fly off.”

“My birthday began with the water -Birds and the birds of the winged trees flying my name.”

“[The kakapo] is an extremely fat bird. A good-sized adult will weigh about six or seven pounds, and its wings are just about good for waggling a bit if it thinks it's about to trip over something — but flying is out of the question. Sadly, however, it seems that not only has the kakapo forgotten how to fly, but it has forgotten that it has forgotten how to fly. Apparently a seriously worried kakapo will sometimes run up a tree and jump out of it, whereupon it flies like a brick and lands in a graceless heap on the ground.”

“No difference, good or bad. Thoughts like birds in mind. Some fly in. Some fly out. Some stay at water hole to drink. Beware of birds that linger.”