Counting Feathers-Al Simmons

[ti:Counting Feathers] [ar:Al Simmons] [al:Something Fishy At Camp Wiganishie] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Counting Feathers - Al Simmons [00:24.55]I think I'll fetch my feather collection [00:27.03] [00:27.60]For an annual inspection [00:30.18]Line them up and organize [00:32.13] [00:32.64]Sort them out by shape and size [00:35.17]Catalogue and index [00:37.66]Which comes first and what comes next [00:40.10]I'm counting feathers one by one [00:42.36] [00:42.91]Counting feathers I've just begun [00:45.01] [00:45.70]Pile them up in stacks of ten [00:47.99]This one a goose that one a hen [00:50.65]Here's the first ever feather I found [00:53.01]I was on my way; it was on the ground [00:55.84]Must be from the tail of a sparrow [00:58.61]It's grey and brown and short and narrow [01:00.96]This one fell off a jay in a tree [01:03.49]Seemed like she wanted to give it to me [01:05.87]I'm counting feathers two by two [01:08.65]I've got so many more to do [01:11.29]I bet you I could fill up a truck [01:13.98]This ones a duck it brings me good luck [01:16.53]Here's one from my window sill [01:19.05]I think it's from a whip-poor-will [01:21.14] [01:21.71]This one fell from a grouse in flight [01:24.28]And that one fell from a pillow fight [01:26.68]I over heard a seagull screech [01:29.38]And found this lying on the beach [01:31.90]I'm counting feathers three by three [01:34.57]Owl eagle chickadee [01:37.42]Swallow gross beak raven wren [01:39.81]Blue bird black bird ptarmigan [01:42.55]The black one blew off a crow in a storm [01:44.97]I hope it can manage to keep it self warm [01:47.62]The white one's from the caboose of a goose [01:50.05]It was scratching it self when it came loose [01:52.30] [01:52.82]While I was reading the newspaper page [01:55.43]I found this one in the parakeet cage [01:58.01]I'm counting feathers four by fours [02:00.69]I never took a feather from a birdie by force [02:03.37]They fell off when the birds were moulting [02:06.25]Or killed by cats how revolting [02:08.38] [02:09.06]Close the door because a sudden breeze [02:10.98]Will blow them away oh I'm gonna sneeze [02:13.74] [02:22.03]I'll count my feathers over again [02:25.34] [02:26.11]Pile them up in stacks of ten [02:28.56]The ostrich and peacocks [02:31.00] [02:32.42]Why didn't I collect rocks