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Listening to bird songs and calls can help identify species and connect with the sounds of nature. An ornithologist provides tips and tricks to bird by ear.
It may not be obvious to the human ear but birds of the same species sing in different dialects.
For thousands of years, music has been an essential part of the human experience.
These are poignant cries of a disappearing landscape – the creaking calls of gang-gangs, buzzing bowerbirds and the mournful cry of the far eastern curlew.
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