What I Hear When I Go Birding by Ear

Despite low vision, I spent my teens birdwatching. What was I really looking for?

Jerry Windley-Daoust

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Image by VCU Libraries. (CC BY-NC 2.0)

One of my favorite things about spring is the morning chorus of the songbirds — all those voices! Do you ever wonder what they’re going on about? The ornithologists say they’re sending love letters; or, alternatively, maybe they’re staking out their territory…

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Jerry Windley-Daoust

Exploring the good, true, and beautiful in poems, stories, essays, and books. Let’s keep in touch! Get my bio + social and email feeds at windhovering.com.