Happy the man whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air, In his own ground This glorification of pastoral life, "Ode on Solitude," written by the 18th century poet Alexander Pope, is a fitting portrayal of today's Meinung "bird men."
滿足地呼吸家鄉的空氣，在自己的土地上…。」這是十八世紀英國詩人波普，對田園生活發自心靈的謳歌，也是今日美濃「鳥人」們的心情寫照。