The Audubon Avian Awards:
The Hermit Thrush was given the award for “Best
Original Song.” It is a lovely,
piercing, fluting melody, and in and of itself praises the Creator (as all
birdsong does, if you really listen—for that matter, “all Creation declares
Him,” constantly). But I found it
particularly interesting that this song would “win” this acclaim in today’s
relentlessly secular culture, considering the “English translation” of what the
song sounds like, for birders:
(scroll down and click on the “sound” tab for
recordings and “translation”)
Again, all birdsong (and frog song, and cricket song,
and all Creation in its own way) always says this. But it’s nice to know that at least some people
are really listening!
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