This is probably the most OT we've ever had here, but what the heck!

In my dim and distant youth I learnt that one particular song bird never sings the same song twice. Do any of you guys know which bird this is?

Thanks for reading!

No....tell me please?   :m_bouncy:

well, in the US, we have the Mockingbird...but something...somewhere...tells me I'm on the wrong track...;)

**I know... I know...its a jailbird...
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ok ok I'm leaving now

 LOL @ Annie.. ...

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song sparrow. never heard them though..I'd love to. London isn't exactly that bird friendly..though I'd sneakily feed the pigeons in front of New Scotland Yard's building!  Nah..never got caught.. would just smile at the security guards..and I'm sure everyone fed the birds... another site says a sedge warbler [blx1.bto.org/birdfacts/results/bob12430.htm](http://blx1.bto.org/birdfacts/results/bob12430.htm)  . That's more a UK bird..so that may be the one you looking for.. is there one pottering around close by home?

Did you know when birds sing at night, it means there is a meth lab in the neighborhood?

Jeez! you ask a sensible question and it's only the Indian who gives the sensible reply.

Thank you, Rosie.  The song sparrow I suspect is just another name for the Sedge Warbler. And I think there are quite a few around here. I've been listening to them and couldn't recall their name.

We also have a pair of Red Kites here. They are fascinating to watch. Also the odd Buzzard too.

birds sing in the night here, always have, not in winter though
no meth labs here lol
now, cannabis farms...that's another matter :p

Quote - Jeez! you ask a sensible question and it's only the Indian who gives the sensible reply..

grump.  :mellow:

Disgussing the new porno with Betty White and Joe Peschi is outrageous. Disgussing songbirds is merely interesting.

We have the mockingbird here. It will go through a five minute performance and even reply back to other species in their own song. Eventually it repeats Mockingbirds will sing at night as well under a bright moon or close to streetlights. This song is different from daytime. Less birds awake means less copying and you hear more of the mockingbird's native song.

We have lot's of different varieties Cardinals, gold and purple finches, bluebirds, bluejays which aren't really blue. There's a cute little thing called a killdear that's a little spotted ground runner like a small phesant.We also have a good selection of bigger birds, wild turkey, perigrine falcon, red tailed hawk, vulture, and turkey vulture, blue herron, and an occasional gold eagle.

Even before the oil spill seabirds found the big lakes made by TVA dams. It's not unusual to go to walmart at night and see gulls circling. They like the lights for some reason. It's interesting how some animals adapt to change and even thrive while others go under.

lol.. thebryster,,, indian by blood, dominican by birth!! to be precise.. lol.

 you all are lucky..here. I get crows and mynah waking me up by screaming their heads off, and a couple other noisy birds that at times.. makes me want to scream 'shut up!'. My apartment is surrounded by trees 5 yards away in distance.. so imagine the chaotic noise. there are just very few opera singers out there.... everything is heavy metal...

Ah the tweet and twitter of the birdies; Though if you could translate it, what they're actually saying is "GET OUTTA MY TERRITORY", GO-ON GET LOST" or the timeless, "HIYA DARLIN, WANT SOME ACTION".

rj..here.. we transalate it as orders.." food, food, we demand our food! where is the bird seed, biscuits and water?? Wake up now! we want our food! That's an order! "  :-p

Quote -  you all are lucky..here. I get crows and mynah waking me up by screaming their heads off, and a couple other noisy birds that at times.. makes me want to scream 'shut up!'. My apartment is surrounded by trees 5 yards away in distance.. so imagine the chaotic noise. there are just very few opera singers out there.... everything is heavy metal...

 We get both heaven and hell here. Thrushes, wrens, bob white all singing early on. Right now is firefly season. We'll have millions by July.They sometimes flash in sync and make wheels or waves in the night.
Sometime in July the cicadas hatch out. They're a type of locust. Then it will be Scree!Scree!Scree....! for the next month.You can't hear anything else. Late Aug-Sept a million Starlings swoop down and finish of fthe cicadas. They just cheep-cheep, but its a thousand at a time. They all take off at once. It's like a big black amoeba pulsing through the sky. About October they all head south and it's quiet again.

Well thank you all! ;-)

I live near a place called Aberystwyth which is one of only 3 places in Wales where Starlings swarm over the course of about 3 weeks in the year. Folks come from all over to watch this display as the sun begins to set and 20,000 starlings  get ready to roost for the night under our pier.

Here are links to two YouTube movies featuring their amazing ritual. The first is pretty poor quality but gets close-up. The 2nd is from the north end of the seafront and captures the stunning display. I recommend you switch to full screen view.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROJkaOt8bIw](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROJkaOt8bIw)

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@electroglyph
Don't forget about the tree frogs...
I don't live far from you if you are in Tn.   I'm about 50 miles east of Cape Girardeau MO. ...and I have all the bird action I can handle...lol 
I also feed them every day.

thebryster..where was this place you and Maggie took me to to bird watch? Amazing.

It's gorgeous..the dance of the starlings..such movement and grace.. and poise! A ballet in the sky..

lol..electrograph.. after reading all this..i shall stop grumbling..though man.. methinks the crows need to take come syrup for their throat.

annied..lol.. hugs..

tree frogs? Love their croaking!!

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found this one on youtube too.. with the sounds of the sea and the wind..and close up.. it's magnificent!

I love to watch the birds...they come right up and look in my front door if I haven't put their food out when they think I should...lol   There is a rabbit living close that comes and eats bird seed with the birds...The thing I miss the most  (since I moved to town)  is listening to the whippoorwills at  night...but at least we have the mockingbirds to sing at night.

Wonderful videos and amazing birds. Thanks for the links.

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Since pakled and I live in the same area our thoughts ran the same.  The mockingbird is very common here.  I hear them every morning.  They are very talented.

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this is what i get sometimes if i pass a tree full of crows.. esp in the evenings when they swarm into a tree to sleep.

the mockingbird songs are is so peaceful! Thanks Willie.

Cool thread. Yeah I thought of the Mockingbird too. It 'mocks' the songs of other birds. It is the ultimate bird impressionist. It does this to impress its potential mate. The more songs in its repertoire the more likely it is to snag a mate. Mockingbirds are a joy to listen to. I once heard one go about 15 minutes before he ran out of material. I'm pretty sure that one was the stud of the bird world that night - LOL.