How Often Do You Stop and Listen To The Birds Singing?

I listen to birdsong daily. There's not much ocean in the Midlands but the day we spent at Brighton we enjoyed the sounds and movements of the sea. I get distracted by clouds and I love to see the dew on a spiders web in the morning. My dads favourite thing to do was walk in the countryside, avoiding cows etc., we didn't like them much. From the time my first child was born I began noticing even more so that I could share these things with her, I now share them with my grandsons. I have put this poem on MyLot before but it seems appropriate here too. I Wonder I wonder where the wonder goes As we start to grow. I wonder where the wonder goes I wonder. Do you know? The wonder of a spiders web Bejewelled in the morn. The wonder of how seeds can grow Into barley, wheat and corn. Can we keep the wonder, The wonder of a child? Can we keep the joy of it? And go wondering wild. I wonder why the wind is I wonder why it's there. I wonder if the wind can Blow away our cares. I wonder where the sun goes When the moon is in the sky. Are the sun and moon friends? If not I wonder why. Isn't it wonderful The wonder of a child? Let's try and keep the joy of it And go wondering wild. I think that sums up how I feel about the world around us.

It has been awhile since we have gone to feed the ducks at the park not too far from us that has them but I am thinking when my grandson comes for his summer visit that we may go do that. As for the birds singing, that is every day for me. I go out on the patio often during the day just to watch the birds and listen to them. We have many birds around here and have put up two feeders for them plus water and a bird bath. I do love to listen to the birds. I also have two hummingbird feeders up but they don't sing but they are beautiful to watch. There is also a squirrel who comes here to eat and drink. Yes, Mother Nature is great.

receintly every day lately, the cardinals are resting on the windows pecking at their reflection, the eagles are at cape haze this time of year nesting and giving birth, you should see those baby's catch fish in the lagoon, sa,weeeet. a few months ago the sparrows were here for the winter, thousands in a group flying around eating every flying bug in site, you couldnt even see the sky, so cool, but their gone now, but the hawks and osprey's are always here, oh we have a few very large owl's that sit on the dock rail's at nite, 6=7 ft wingspan picking off armadillos at nite, hoot hoot. i was born and raised in the ramapo mt.s of north jersey and n.y. state and thats what i miss most, but i can always go up for the leaf change in aug- oct. we do have parks but nothing like up north, even georgia has outstanding parks and the carolina's.. north west georgia for white water rafting. we went down the river in deliverance, oh paddle faster i hear banjo's

You've made me feel so guilty, wolfie, because I know what you say is true, but I've been feeling so down lately that I've not taken the opportunity to get out and commune with nature as I usually do. All is not lost, however, for i plan to get out the first thing tomorrow. Who knows? It might even lift my spirits somewhat. I used to enjoy sitting on a bench and listening to the birds sing very much. I've never had the pleasure of walking on a beach but it does sound absolutely wonderful. Thank you for reminding me.

All the time now and it is beautiful listening to birds and watching them in the garden.When I was in the rat race never noticed anything like that,and realise how much I missed out on.We have a big garden where my husband has made bird boxes, put out feeders and our garden is a joy to be in.When we go on holiday we always pick a country site and it is lovely just to sit and listen to the birds,I am so lucky to have the time,to notice all the wonderful things nature has to offer.It does destress better than anything I have come across,The colours in the hedgerows and all the rabbits and other animals running in the fields.

i listen to the birds singing everyday. right now i can hear them sing. though we're in an urbanized city we live in a subdivision that's still like a farm. and we have many trees around our lot so we can always hear birds singing. it's very relaxing here coz we're almost half a kilometer away from the highway so it's quiet here, and we can clearly hear the birds sing.

I live in the mountains and have the great pleasure of hearing the birds singing, seeing pretty flowers growing in the wild and taking walks with my grandkids and husband. We take along a camera. I hear them sing and enjoy the beauty of the wind soughing through the cedar trees when I hang clothes on the line and feel the sunshine and see fat fluffy clouds in a blue sk free of pollution and smog and hear the creek across the country road singing along as it winds through wooded areas where there are ducks, raccoon and other wildlife. I see moose and deer out my back door. It is peaceful and calming

Oh every day! I hear the birds sing when I get up in the morning. As a matter of fact, I have a birds nest on my porch. Second one now and I always peek outside the window to see the birds. Not only do I admire the birds but I also love the sound of the rain and enjoy the sound of it. So relaxing. Both have a calming effect on me that is for sure. I hope everyone gets a chance to really take the time to enjoy nature.

It's why I live where I do Wolfie. I live in a little village in the bush and I love the serenity. At the moment though, it's very early in the morning, it's very cold, my fire is poor and the roosters are making a racket! I never cease to appreciate the world in which I live and I marvel that I am so lucky to be living where I do. Being born and raised in the city makes me in awe of where I am now...it's a long drive to the shops and coming home I can't help but look around me at the vast expanses of country side, the cows in the paddocks, sheep too. There are eagles living near the road and wildflowers growing. There are emus across the road and kangaroos morning and night and many birds. I am so lucky to notice all these things because so many people don't have that gift and take Nature's gifts for granted.

Sometimes I forget too to appreciate God's grace. Most of the time I am reminded on His grace by something that I read, saw on the street or by some people around me that life is wonderful and I should take time to savor it. Just yesterday, I was so busy with doing household chores that I almost missed playing with my children our 2 dalmatians. There is just so much joy indeed and stopping for a while and hear the birds sing or in my case, play with our dogs.

Hello wolfie. I hear birds singing every day, from early morning to late afternoon or early evening. I live near a small river with a lot of greens on both side. Every day different kinds of birds are seen and heard. I love to see and hear them, which is enjoyable to me. Just now, a little sparrow dropped by the edge of my window singing for a little while and then it flew away. Enjoy your life, wolfie.

The older I get, the more I DO notice all these lovely things you mention, Wolfie. We have lots of birds in our garden, and I love watching them and listening to them. There are huge flocks of seabirds which pass overhead too - and when I go for my evening walks lately, there are large flocks of bats moving from tree to tree and settling for the night.

Thank you for this lovely post. I grew up in the city and didn't really see a lot of variety in animal life. There was a beautiful park with geese, swans and ducks close to home and it was a lovely treat to walk in the park and bring something to feed the birds.They don't let you do that any more because the Canada Geese in the area were getting too numerous. Children named a small parkette in our area "Goose Poo Park"! Now that we live in the country, we enjoy the sounds of nature much more. last night we could hear a chorus of spring peepers! We actually can go out and see masses of stars when it is very dark. NO light pollution. I had never seen the Northern Lights before we came here. We live about 10 minutes walk from the ocean and I love to take my dogs walking along the beaches in the warm weather. I had the opportunity just this morning to reflect on the amazing detail in flowers, such as the daffodil. Truly, creation has many beautiful sights and sounds to delight the mind and heart.

I love it! I do it every time I can. Usually I open my window wide in the early morning and there is allready birds concerto in my garden. Actually all neighbourhood is filled by tweetin', chirping and all that chatter in the air. It is absolutely amazing when birds do that. If you sit down for a while and listen to it you can easily deduct from the sort of difrent tones a various modes of communication and proabably an passed away information about their activities or whatever you can imagine:) By any means I do enjoy going out to the nature places and doing exactly same. Today I just came back from a trip to a nearest lake and I was there sitting with friends who were fishing on the side and we were laughin' from all those sounds coming out from nearby grass... it was almost like a music withe groovy croakin' and gaggle on top with trill and tweedling about. It was very much composed into musical shapes and i was thinking what kind of musical form i could classify them to:)

I have been observing the birds a lot, since January, in fact. Although we had lingering cold, our robins (different from your robins) were back from migration early and in great plenitude. I hear them singing every morning. Cardinals are big around here, as well. I am fortunate to live in a community that has lots of opportunities to see wildlife. I hope you are enjoying the beauty where you are as well.

I dont have a choice I just hear the birds all the time...I live in the Australian bush so theres always some bird squawking away...lol..

Hi wolfie, I can assure you that I don't do it often enough. I especially love to hear the birds singing but I also like to listen to the bees as they travel from flower to flower. Once in a while I will get to go into the woods, perhaps fishing by a lake or river, it is than that nature really comes alive for me and the fishing itself of less importance. Blessings.

Actually I am doing this lately quite often. Well especially the part about bird singing, it is not exactly from my own incentive. It is more because I am closed home for about 1 week, and i am learning for final state examination. While i am learning I have opened window and I hear a lots of bird singing. I am hearing it right now as well. It is because there is quite a lot of birds here in neighborhood. It is relaxing for me.

singing of birds have beautiful sound and they catch attention of everyone passing by. i do not and never stopped before just for listening thier sound but the sound really want me to listen to it for more time whenever possible

Nature is amazing and beautiful! I am always aware of the sounds and movements of my environment. We should all take time to enjoy and understand nature and our environment. After all, it is our home and the wildlife is part of that as well.