In David Attenboroughs exceptional "Life of Birds" series, they spend
a morning in an English forest filming/recording the birds at the dawn
chorus. It was a cold and dry day by the looks of things, and the
breath condensing out of their beaks could be quite clearly seen.
Amazing footage. They weren't rings really though.
EB
On 1/11/08, Arwen B. Ximenes <> wrote:
>
> Hello Birders!
> I recently went to the above exhibition at the Australian Museum in Sydney -
> I usually try to get there every year - and was blown away as usual by the
> beauty of nature, thanks to all the photographers. It's such a lovely way to
> start off the year! It's on till 16th March.
>
> There are some great bird shots, but the one that caught my eye was Gastone
> Pivatelli's "Song of the corn bunting" which was a photo of a corn bunting
> singing it's little heart out at dawn, and he managed to catch what he calls
> "song-rings". As the bird sang in the cold, it's breath was formed into rings
> of condensed air - song made visible? Is this a term he has made up or is
> this a phenomenon which is well-known and understood (and has it been
> photographed before)? I'd welcome anyone's thoughts/comments about these song
> rings. I understand that different human speech sounds create different forms
> in the air, and this has been made visible by photographing a person speaking
> whilst exhaling cigarette smoke (lovely, I know!!). So it would follow that
> each bird would make different patterns? I'm fascinated by this as you can
> tell!
>
> Here's the link to the photo:
> http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-on/temporary-exhibitions/wpy/photo.do?photo=2280&category=2&group=1
>
> As an aside, I was very impressed by their kid's corner right next to the
> exhibition - so many things for young uns to do - and discover/explore. We
> were able to take turns looking at the exhibition while the other kept our
> toddler amused and happy. They also have a great shop!
> cheers,
> Arwen
> ......................................... Arwen Blackwood Ximenes
> Lawson, Blue Mountains,
> _________________________________________________________________
> Overpaid or Underpaid? Check our comprehensive Salary Centre
> http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fcontent%2Emycareer%2Ecom%2Eau%2Fsalary%2Dcentre%3Fs%5Fcid%3D595810&_t=766724125&_r=Hotmail_Email_Tagline_MyCareer_Oct07&_m=EXTwww.birding-aus.org
> birding-aus.blogspot.com
>
> To unsubscribe from this mailing list,
> send the message:
> unsubscribe
> (in the body of the message, with no Subject line)
> to:
>
--
Evan Beaver
Lapstone, Blue Mountains, NSW
lat=-33.77, lon=150.64
===============================
www.birding-aus.org
birding-aus.blogspot.com
To unsubscribe from this mailing list,
send the message:
unsubscribe
(in the body of the message, with no Subject line)
to:
===============================
|
