Bird mimics

Posted by Chris Bertram

The British Library has just released a CD of bird mimicry from around the world. Both the Independent and the Times have articles, and the Times has a few soundclips (I liked the German bullfinches best, though the modem-connecting blackbird is startling.)

posted on Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006 at 11:16 am
comments

  1. A fellow walked down the hall outside my office this morning who sounded exactly like the bullfinch sound clip! Convergent evolution?

    Posted by jephary · March 22nd, 2006 at 12:41 pm

  2. Convergent evolution?

    No, silly. Intelligent design.

    Posted by Kieran Healy · March 22nd, 2006 at 1:08 pm