Sentences with phrase «dawn chorus»

More recently, researchers have documented an earlier dawn chorus, which influences mate selection, feeding and interplay among species.

Vicky is intrigued by our report of bat fish recorded singing dawn choruses with others (1 October, p 16)

They sound off at 4.30 every morning and treat me to an energetic dawn chorus.

You waken to the beautiful dawn chorus and the wild kangaroos grazing in the morning mist.

Or to develop the analogy of the father quoted above, he is the dawn chorus.

It also signifies that the dawn chorus witnessed by the Neanderthals at that time and place has no parallels anywhere today.»

The dawn chorus is thought to be important for attracting and defending females, yet well - fed birds delayed their singing by an average of 20 minutes, often waiting until after sunrise.

Either way, the dawn chorus is losing its tenors.

City blackbirds start their dawn chorus up to 5 hours...

The analysis used recordings of individual birds and of dawn choruses to identify characteristics of bird sounds.

On the mornings that had once throbbed with the dawn chorus of robins, catbirds, doves, jays, wrens, and scores of other bird voices there was now no sound; only silence lay over the fields and woods and marsh,» Carson wrote.

With such arresting imagery, Canadian poet Christopher Dewdney embarks on an exploration of life on Earth from twilight to the dawn chorus, embracing every nocturnal topic from the physics of the rarely spotted emerald flash of sunset in the Lesser Antilles to the physiology of insomnia and somnambulism.

«Research teaches machines to decipher the dawn chorus.»

Most satisfying bike ride: from the dawn chorus in Oxford to the Blue Anchor Inn, Helston at closing time.

Peaceful location, apart from the dawn chorus of exotic birds which is a bit of shock for a Brit!

And each morning in spring and early summer the dawn chorus heralds the new day.

Waking to the dawn chorus of rainforest birdcalls and listening to the drip from the trees overhead is a magical experience, but it's even better when you can do it in the warmth of your bed in a comfortable rainforest lodge.

Don't worry if you don't have an alarm clock as the dawn chorus of native birds will assist you in rising refreshed from your slumber.

Polished hardwood floors, high ceilings with fans lazily shifting the balmy air and a balcony situated perfectly to watch the sunrise heralded by a dawn chorus or a full moon appear out of the sea at sunset.

It may not seem significant, but we notice our guests really unwind on that middle day, beginning with the dawn chorus of songbirds and ending with the hooting of owls at bedtime.

Awake to the dawn chorus of the many birds and frog species, then lie back in an original Victorian bath, enjoying the peace and tranquility.

From the moment you waken with the dawn chorus and see the wild kangaroos peacefully grazing outside your bedroom window, you will know that the Great Ocean Ecolodge is a very special place.

Take the time to enjoy an early morning cup of tea or coffee in the comfort of your room or out in the gardens where early risers will be treated to sights of the kangaroos grazing in the morning mist and the magical music of the dawn chorus.

Sleeping under the southern stars and waking with the dawn chorus and rising sun is a truly memorable experience.

It features a forty - minute choral score performed by the Crossing choir from Philadelphia set over an hour to create a soundscape that includes the dawn chorus recorded simultaneously at 16 locations.

The dawn chorus of birds singing, monkeys howling, frogs calling and insects buzzing.

But bear in mind that it helps to be an early riser, with the firm's average arrival time a dawn chorus - skirting 8:36 am.

Experience a dawn chorus The countryside is alive with birdsong in spring, and sunrise is the best way to experience the summer migrants back from a winter in warmer climates, and the unique mating calls and songs ringing through the air.