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As he hears a bird's song, he writes it down, whistles it repeatedly, perfects it by study and practice, and the results are his wonderful little melodies. These melodies were a feature of his lecture last night. Stereopticon pictures were thrown on the screen, Mr Avis would whistle bird songs and one could almost imagine it was summer.
Bird song is a popular subject in poetry. Famous examples inspired by bird song include the 1177 Persian poem "The Conference of the Birds", in which the birds of the world assemble under the wisest bird, the hoopoe, to decide who is to be their king. [161]
The common nightingale, rufous nightingale or simply nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos), is a small passerine bird which is best known for its powerful and beautiful song.It was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae. [2]
These birds forage at night, catching insects in flight, and normally sleep during the day. Eastern whip-poor-wills nest on the ground, in shaded locations among dead leaves, and usually lay two eggs at a time. The bird will commonly remain on the nest unless almost stepped upon. [citation needed] The whip-poor-will has been split into two species.
One person commented, "You didn’t turn it off, just snoozed it." Another added, "The way he looked at you and bobbed his head!" Someone else replied, "I think he remembers that day in September!"
Baltimore Oriole" is a 1942 song written by American composer Hoagy Carmichael with lyrics by Paul Francis Webster and Carmichael. [ 1 ] Like those of Carmichael's composition " Skylark ", the lyrics of "Baltimore Oriole" convey a love affair in terms of a bird–in this case the Baltimore oriole . [ 2 ]
Then, around the 50th night, something even more remarkable happened. A video , taken by Crombie’s friend, shows the precise moment thousands of starlings fleetingly appear as one, a curved ...
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