State Birds!

OK you picky readers, I’m writing about birds now. I’ve been studying state birds this spring. The cardinal is the state bird of seven different states. With that many choices, when these cardinals are down south in the winter, how do they know which state to fly back to? Regardless, one thing flew out at me regarding the pictures of the state birds I saw as I studied this subject. All seven of these cardinal states showed pictures of their state bird and in each case the cardinal was male. The more pinkish colored female cardinal was nowhere to be found. Admittedly, the female is not as attractive as the male, but c’mon, couldn’t one of these seven states choose the female of the species as its state bird?

In an effort to bring some equality to this long-neglected male bird issue, I am approaching two states regarding initiating legislation to make the following changes to their state bird designations:

·         Texas – Lady Bird Johnson

·         Indiana – Dan Quale’s wife

We’ll see if this flies…