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[–] [email protected] 58 points 2 days ago (3 children)

maybe its just practicing? leave it alone OK?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Like rehearsing a speech in the mirror while getting ready for the day.

[–] neidu3 15 points 1 day ago

Performance anxiety and stage fright is a bitch.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

Our young Tui are practicing right now, its so fun watching them barely be able to sing, sounding like a donkey while trying there best to imitate the melodic adults.

Then they slowly grow up and learn new things until eventully they can perfectly imitate our car reversing beep, fooling us to think someone is stealing our car.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well great, now I'm wondering if birds self-soothe when feeling lonely.

Like, what if little dude had spent time before this calling out, and this was after there was no response?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Black bird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life, you were only waiting
For this moment to arise

Let us never forget the reason why Paul McCartney wrote the song Black Bird. He wanted to write a song that inspired hope for those involved in the Civil Rights Movement.

Just some trivia that came to mind, might be good to know...

[–] UnRelatedBurner 2 points 1 day ago

I read "arise" and now I'm shaking and crying

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 day ago

Birds can make two sounds at once! They harmonize with themselves! I think that’s incredible. Sometimes when you hear a some birds calling to each other, it’s actually just one bird.

I learned about it during this podcast!

https://pca.st/episode/e977da37-1bb5-4a66-a154-7f8608c09d86

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If only I had the patience for taxonomy. Studying animals would be awesome. I'm stuck with rocks though, which is just fine lol.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Much easier to catch a rock, they're very slow compared to most animals.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

on the other hand it makes it way way more gutting when you somehow miss them

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

I've just read An Immense World by Ed Yong and learned that what seems to matter in birdsong is the way the notes change, like mid-note.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

Remember kids, the difference between science and screwing around is writing stuff down!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Col Do Ma Ma Daqua!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Is this what the Leonard Cohen song is about?