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The blackbird is one of the most familiar of all British birds and its song is a great favourite. Enjoy the beautiful melodies created by this much-loved songbird in the British Library's new collection of recordings, which reveal the extraordinary virtuosity, splendour, and magic of its song. From the poet Edward Thomas to the Beatles, the blackbird has been an inspiration to writers, composers, and the wider public for many centuries.

Un programma di Daniele Onorati. Uno spaccato reale sul mondo dei giovani, con l'aiuto di ospiti interessanti e attraverso testimonianze e riflessioni raccolte tra i ragazzi, per conoscere il loro modo di vedere la realtà in cui viviamo, e capire cosa si aspettano dal futuro e soprattutto, dal presente. L'idea nasce dal desiderio di offrire attraverso questo "luogo della voce", uno spazio d'ascolto ai giovanissimi. Alla conduzione Daniele Onorati e Roberta Laviola. In diretta su RADIO LASER ogni mercoledì dalle h9 alle h11. 8 puntate a partire dal 30 novembre 2022.

In his new book, acclaimed science writer Matt Ridley looks to the peculiar mating rituals of birds to better understand the rich origins and ongoing significance of Darwin's sexual selection theory. 'FASCINATING' The Times ‘Matt Ridley is one of our finest science writers … A treat for bird...

Brought to you by Penguin. 'It's a foreboding,' she said. 'A knowing that something is looming around the corner. Like how when the seasons change you can smell fall in the air right before the leaves change and the wind turns cold.' In January 2020, as people started dying from a new virus in...

A rollicking true-crime adventure about a rogue who trades in rare birds and their eggs—and the wildlife detective determined to stop him. On May 3, 2010, an Irish national named Jeffrey Lendrum was apprehended at Britain’s Birmingham International Airport with a suspicious parcel strapped...

Random House presents the audiobook edition of The Secret Life of the Owl by John Lewis-Stempel, read by Roy McMillan. ‘Dusk is filling the valley. It is the time of the gloaming, the owl-light. Out in the wood, the resident tawny has started calling, Hoo-hoo-hoo-h-o-o-o.’ There is something...

Brought to you by Penguin. "Birdwatching has never felt like a hobby, or a pastime I can pick up and put down, but a thread running through the pattern of my life, so tightly woven in that there's no way of pulling it free and leaving the rest of my life intact." Meet Mya-Rose - otherwise known...

Central Park birder Christian Cooper takes us beyond the viral video that shocked a nation and into a world of avian adventures, global excursions, and the unexpected lessons you can learn from a life spent looking up. "Wondrous . . . captivating.”—Ed Yong, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of...

Bloomsbury presents Unsafe, written and read by Karen McCarthy Woolf, POETRY BOOK SOCIETY CHOICE The third collection from T. S. Eliot Prize-shortlisted poet, essayist and editor Karen McCarthy Woolf 'A work of intense epiphany' ROGER ROBINSON 'Unsafe will stay with me forever' SAFIA ELHILLO 'As...

‘Now when I hear birdsong, I feel an entry to that understory. When I am feeling too squeezed on the ground, exhausted by everything in my care, I look for a little sky. There are always birds flying back and forth, city birds flitting around our human edges, singing their songs.’ One winter...

This binaural audio recording features the Red-winged Blackbird birdsong recorded in its natural habitat in Iowa’s Yellow River State Forest near a delicate babbling river stream together with other birds, insects, and ground creatures. Other birdsongs include: Common Yellowthroat, Song Sparrow, Yellow Warbler, American Goldfinch, Blue Jay, Brown-headed Cowbird with Red-bellied Woodpecker, Rose-breasted Grosbeak.

The Red-Winged Blackbird: A Naturalist's Perspective The Red-Winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) is a familiar and striking sight in North America’s wetlands, marshes, and grasslands. With its bold red and yellow shoulder patches, or epaulettes, this bird is a vibrant symbol of spring and summer. As a naturalist, observing the behaviors, habitats, and lifecycle of the Red-Winged Blackbird offers insights into the complexity and beauty of the natural world. The male Red-Winged Blackbird is easily recognizable by its glossy black plumage and distinctive red and yellow shoulder patches. ...

Reveals how we can each reconnect to collective intelligence and return our world to wholeness, balance, and sanity Explains how collective intelligence manifests in flocks of birds, instantaneous knowing in indigenous peoples, and the power of sacred places Offers ways for us to...