Now that's almost a sound poem on its own, Max. Whew.
Doug
On 9-Jan-07, at 6:31 PM, Max Richards wrote:
> Quoting kasper salonen <[log in to unmask]>:
>
>> amazing, I can't fault it a bit. just seeped & enjoyed. beautiful work
>> KS
>> On 10/01/07, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>> These feathers?
>>>
>>> - picked up in the park
>>> when the morning sun
>>> brought out their sparkle.
>>>
>>> This would be from a magpie
>>> (local version, pert, musical), etc.
>
> Thanks, Kasper. I still hope to develop it further.
> [What is it birds sing? I used to ask my students what they heard, so
> I could
> add to the already standard cock-a-doodle-do, etc.
> They seldom helped me, but the Gould League here, ie bird-naturalists,
> put out a
> list, part of which goes:
>
> Gang-Gang cockatoo: Wheezy ‘like-a-squeaky-door’.
>
> Pied Currawong: Curra-wong, chilla-wong.
>
> Little Raven: Gwar-gwar-gwar-gwar-gwar (shorter syllables and lacks
> end gargle
> of Australian Raven and deeper notes of Forest Raven).
>
> Grey White-Winged Chough: Mournful whistle: New-men. Hissing and
> grating alarm
> calls.
>
> Australian Magpie (gymnorhina tibicen): loud carolling, esp in winter.
> Communal
> territory song.
>
> Australia Magpie-Lark (Mudlark, Pee-wee): Pee-o-wit, Tee-he,
> Pee-o-wit, one
> calling T, other P.
>
> Currawong: Clank-clank-clank, also Cree-ling.
>
> Southern Boobook Owl (Ninox novaeseelandiae): Penetrating Boobook or
> Mo-poke.
>
> Tawny Frogmouth: Oom, oom, oom.
>
> best from Max
>
>
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