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Birdsong?
On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 19:40:49 +0100, John
wrote: snip ~"jane" wrote in message ... ~ Sorry this is a late reply and may look odd - the original thread's ~ vanished off my reader but I had to reply... ~ ~ John ) wrote: ~ ~ ~In a Garden Centre in Ivybridge, Devon, one is greeted with 'piped' ~ ~bird song. Although it's only a recording, it is very effective. ~ ~ ~ ~The reason I mention it is that the gardens around my home have ~ ~- during the past half a dozen years - become sterile of birds. ~ ~ ~ ~I'll not go into the reason for obvious reasons, but it occurs to me ~ ~that a poor second choice to true bird song, would be the mentioned ~ ~disced copy. ~ ~ ~ ~Does anyone know of a disc of British bird song? Not one ~ ~of those with musical background - or dreadful shrieking choir - ~ ~but genuine, honest to goodness birds singing their hearts out. ~ ~ ~ ~Who knows, it may attract back the originals? ~ ~ ~ ~Thank you ~ ~ I was also met by a CD of birdsong a week ago at the gardens of ~ Heligan, and upon asking, found it was recorded in the gardens and ~ they have burned CDs to sell in their shop. There are some 51 minutes ~ of song, and though one long track, the insert has a key to main birds ~ heard in it by time. ~ ~ It cost me £6 and is wonderfully relaxing and thankyou for alerting me ~ to these CDs. And they sell it online for £7 inc P&P ~ ~ http://www.heliganshop.com/ShowDetails.asp?id=255 ~ ~ Hope this helps... (she says, listening to a particularly melodious ~ blackbird) ~ ~ ~ -- ~ jane ~============================== ~Jane. ~ Many thanks. I've had a look at Heligan's offer and from ~its description it would appear to be very simple to that which ~is to be offered -later this month- from ... ~http://www.wildsong.co.uk/index.html ~which address was also offered on/in? this site. ~ ~John ~======================================== The Heligan CD is a tiny bit cheaper, though! The wildsong link is handy as there are CDs and books to identify particular songs, which is something I've wanted for a while. thanks back again! -- jane Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you may still exist but you have ceased to live. Mark Twain Please remove onmaps from replies, thanks! |
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