Bird Songs Go to Hollywood

[Donna]

Movie-makers love to add bird sounds to a film, to evoke a mood or set a scene. For all the attention to some details though, nature’s details often get a little mixed up… like an Australian Laughing Kookaburra guffawing in the depths of the Florida Everglades? For a jungle sound, it’s hard to beat the territorial call of this Pied-billed Grebe, a bird that is widespread and common across the US.

http://birdnote.s3.amazonaws.com/Birdnote/2005/October/101028-Bird-Songs-Go-to-Hollywood.mp3  Check it out.

[Shaky]

And, of course, every Hollywood eagle sounds just like a red-tailed hawk.

[Donna]

And, of course, every Hollywood eagle sounds just like a red-tailed hawk.

 

[MAK]

And, of course, every Hollywood eagle sounds just like a red-tailed hawk.

 

   Excellent smiley Donna!   
                 

[Dumpsterkitty]

And, of course, every Hollywood eagle sounds just like a red-tailed hawk.

Since my office is covered in Peregrine pictures people stop to chat birds all the time.  Bald Eagles often come up in the discussion & they never believe me that a bald eagle has a really wimpy, chirpy call.  Bald eagle call

[MAK]

   Thanks Ei! If I didn't know it I would think that was a gull of some kind.