Wednesday, August 15, 2007

flip birds bird gang, it was birds i flew


The state bird of Ohio is Cardinalis cardinalis -- the Northern cardinal.

Cardinals are songbirds. They are monogamous and non-migratory. A cardinal's wingspan is approximately 10-12 inches, and it weighs about an ounce and a half. The average cardinal's lifespan is 15 years. Its diet consists mainly of seeds, grains, and fruits, though it will occasionally eat insects and caterpillars.

There are an estimated 100 million cardinals worldwide. Males of the species are fiercely defensive, and will frequently attack others who stray too far into their territory. If a male cardinal sees its reflection in a glass surface, it will sometimes spend hours fighting the imaginary intruder.

Clap: That's the bird call...

Friday, August 3, 2007

we set them precedents to get them presidents



More American Presidents have come from Ohio than from any other state. This is why Ohio is sometimes called "The Mother of Presidents." Here is a list of the eight Presidents who hail from the Buckeye State:

- William Henry Harrison (9th President, 1841-1841)
- Ulysses S. Grant (18th President, 1869-1877)
- Rutherford B. Hayes (19th President, 1877-1881)
- James A. Garfield (20th President, 1881-1881)
- Benjamin Harrison (23rd President, 1889-1893)
- William McKinley (25th President, 1897-1901)
- William Taft (27th President, 1909-1913)
- Warren Harding (29th President, 1921-1923)