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[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 60 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

maybe its just practicing? leave it alone OK?

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 15 points 3 weeks ago

Performance anxiety and stage fright is a bitch.

[–] nettle@mander.xyz 10 points 3 weeks 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.

[–] exasperation@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] NakariLexfortaine@lemm.ee 49 points 3 weeks 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?

[–] w3dd1e@lemm.ee 27 points 3 weeks 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

[–] Yokozuna@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks 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.

[–] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 18 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks 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...

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

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] dalekcaan@lemm.ee 7 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] sawne128@hexbear.net 7 points 3 weeks ago

Obviously, they gotta practice.

[–] stray@pawb.social 4 points 3 weeks 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.

[–] leftzero@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 3 weeks ago

Col Do Ma Ma Daqua!

[–] FrankLaskey@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Is this what the Leonard Cohen song is about?

[–] Maiq@lemy.lol 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] FrankLaskey@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Maiq@lemy.lol 1 points 3 weeks ago

Thanks, love me come Cohen.