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What a lovely weekend for bird spotting. Perfect for the @rspb Big Garden Bird Watch. What birds have you seen? I can’t tell you how much happiness it brings me to hear bird song again and makes me think that Spring is on its way! • • • #rspb_love_nature #rspb #birdwatching #birdspotting #gardenbirds #gardenbirdsuk #birds_captures #birdillustration #birdart #watercolourillustration #watercolourart #birdlovers #watercolourpainting #sketchbookart #ntchallenge #blossomwatch | ellie_hooi_illustratio

8.8K views · 529 reactions |  Which birds can you recognise by sound alone?  Identify some of the UK's most familiar #BirdSongs with our handy guide.  https://bit.ly/48gEZHx | The Woodland Trust | Facebook

Olivier Messiaen, one of the great composers of the twentieth century, was a lifelong and passionate ornithologist, and birdsong features in many of his works. Next week, we perform the rarely played ‘The Sermon to the Birds’ from his gargantuan opera, Saint François d’Assise – one of his final large-scale works 🕊 Ornithologist Robert is the Regional Reserve Manager for the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds). He takes us on a journey of listening to different birds and birdsong, a