The Windhover The Windhover "The Windhover" is a sonnet by Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889). It was written on May 30, 1877, but not published until 1918, when it was included as part of the collection "Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins". Hopkins dedicated the poem "to Christ our Lord". "Windhover" is another name for the common kestrel ("Falco tinnunculus"). The name refers to the bird's ability to hover in midair while hunting prey. In the poem, the narrator admires the bird as it hovers in the air, suggesting that it controls the wind as a man may control a horse. The bird then
Bird (company) Bird started a test trial in London in the United Kingdom by the introduction of electric scooters for restricted use within Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, which is considered as private property. Under current laws, electric scooters are not considered to be street legal under the UK Road Traffic Act 1988 and cannot be ridden on public streets. At the same time, electric scooters cannot be ridden on public footpaths or pavement (known as sidewalks in the United States) under the Highway Act 1835. Bird (company) Bird is a dockless scooter-share company based in Santa Monica, California. Founded in September 2017,