A feather in hand is better then a bird in the ayre.
[A feather in hand is better than read more

A feather in hand is better then a bird in the ayre.
[A feather in hand is better than a bird in the air.]

Better one byrde in hand than ten in the wood.

Better one byrde in hand than ten in the wood.

That byrd ys nat honest
That fylythe hys owne nest.

That byrd ys nat honest
That fylythe hys owne nest.

Dame Nature's minstrels.

Dame Nature's minstrels.

Birds of a feather will gather together.

Birds of a feather will gather together.

I was always a lover of soft-winged things.

I was always a lover of soft-winged things.

You must not think, sir, to catch old birds with chaff.

You must not think, sir, to catch old birds with chaff.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Hear how the birds, on ev'ry blooming spray,
With joyous musick wake the dawning day.

Hear how the birds, on ev'ry blooming spray,
With joyous musick wake the dawning day.