Bird Language

A Language of Intent

March 22, 2011

When we practice the art of interpreting bird language, the sounds we hear and the feelings they generate within us can impart a lot of meaning. A parent robin that is noisily alarming in the presence of a cat that is approaching a grounded fledgling has a much different sound and feeling than a robin more »

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Listen to stories about bird language

March 21, 2011

On March 12, 2011 I hosted a free call about learning deep bird language. Here is a link to part 1 of the recording on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF9OVJqvakY

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Where is the Leopard? And Other Mysteries…

December 22, 2010

Here’s an awesome example of how far you can take the skills of interpreting bird and mammal language. This podcast from the Radiolab blog, called “Wild Talk”, has examples from both the prairie and the jungle of animal communication. Those familiar with Jim Corbett’s stories of tracking the movements of leopards by the monkey vocalizations more »

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The Return to Baseline

July 19, 2010

When you go out to your secret spot, which are the bravest birds, and how do you know? Well you know the bravest birds because they’re the ones who either a) don’t fly away from you, or b) they’re the first ones that come back after you’ve sat down next to your tree. Are all more »

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Songs Out of Context as Alarm

July 12, 2010

Where I’m from there are lots of Carolina Wrens. I’ve always been curious as to why in the middle of winter they would suddenly burst out in song. I always suspected it was an alarm because it was so out of context, and it was loud enough and it carried with it a feeling that more »

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Birds as Individuals

July 5, 2010

When you go on a walk you may see a Song Sparrow sitting in a bush, and then a little further up the trail, you’ll see another one in a field of tall grass on your right, and still another in the blackberries on your left. You might think all these birds are pretty much more »

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Learning On the Go

June 28, 2010

If you’re a person who travels around a lot, and you want to learn bird language, here are some tips for learning on the go. Instead of choosing one particular place that you go to every day, choose an environment type. So in other words, if you have a secret spot at home that you more »

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