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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]
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!"
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]
The birds are about 20 to 22 inches long, according to Audubon, about the size of a mallard duck. Adults have long necks and legs, a color pattern of chestnut, black and gray, and have pink bills.
"The Whistle Song" was released on 22 February 2000 as DJ Aligator's debut single and topped the Danish Singles Chart, earning a triple-platinum sales certification. It also reached number one in Norway and entered the top 10 in Ireland and Sweden.
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 ...