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Sparkie Williams (1954–1962) was a talking budgie who had a repertoire of more than 500 words and eight nursery rhymes, becoming a national celebrity after fronting an advertising campaign for Capern's bird seed, and making a record which sold 20,000 copies. [1] [2] After he died, he was stuffed and put on show at Newcastle's Hancock Museum. [3]
The second principal function of bird song is territory defense. [16] Territorial birds will interact with each other using song to negotiate territory boundaries. Since song may be a reliable indicator of quality, individuals may be able to discern the quality of rivals and prevent an energetically costly fight. [ 17 ]
Musicologists such as Matthew Head and Suzannah Clark believe that birdsong has had a large though admittedly unquantifiable influence on the development of music. [2] [3] Birdsong has influenced composers in several ways: they can be inspired by birdsong; [4] they can intentionally imitate bird song in a composition; [4] they can incorporate recordings of birds into their works; [5] or they ...
Using a book as a ramp, Bubble's mom gets him to hop up on the book by holding a treat above the book. She then gets him to climb up on the tiny skateboard using the same tactic.
Guatemala said it is open to engaging in a "constructive and respectful dialogue" with the new administration of incoming U.S. President Donald Trump, though no agreement has been made on ...
"Who Do You Want for Your Love" "Don't Dilute the Water" "Breaking All the House Rules" "Breadfan" Disc One: Tracks 1-4 feature Burke Shelley, Tony Bourge and Ray Philips; Tracks 5, 6 feature Shelley, Bourge, Steve Williams and Myfyr Isaac; Tracks 7-9 feature Shelley, John Thomas and Williams; Tracks 10-13 feature Shelley, Bourge and Philips ...
January ranks as either the first- or second-snowiest month in many parts of the U.S. The first month of the new year is on average the snowiest in parts of the Great Lakes, Midwest and Rockies ...
The single "Godzilla!" was described as "spookily brilliant" by NME, [31] and reviews were favourable for Hái!. [32] [33] The opening track "Say Yes" was used during the trailer for the 2004 season of The Sopranos. [34] In 2004, Siouxsie toured for the first time billed as a solo act, but with Budgie still as drummer and musical arranger.