Humble (Bumble)-Bee
Shakespeare Species Quote of the Day, HUMBLE-BEE: Full merrily the humble-bee doth sing, till he hath lost his honey and his sting; There are currently 24 species of Bumble Bee in the UK.
(Fritillaria)
Shakespeare Species Quote of the Day, (Fritillaria); a purple flower sprung up, checkered with white. Shakespeare uses the new garden plant in an updated version of the Adonis myth of metamorphosis.
LAMB (Sheep)
Shakespeare Species Quote of the Day, LAMB: our kinsmen Gloucester is an innocent…as is the sucking lamb or harmless dove. Easter is also lambing time and Jesus is associated closely with lambs and innocence.
Wild GEESE
Shakespeare Species Quote of the Day: Winter’s not gone if the wild geese fly that way. Wild Geese have been an important sign of the changing seasons to many human cultures.