Espace art actuel #137 – Birds

Thanks to their song, if not their call, we hear birds more often than we see them. They attract our ear more than our eye and, time and again, despite our desire, we can never spot them. There are water birds, savannah and prairie birds, forest birds, and city and garden birds. Among them are passerines (songbirds), the most widespread group in the world. According to the species, their vocalizing varies from the melodic song of a thrush or swallow to the cawing, even shrieking of crows and ravens; however, in spite of their sonic intrusions, they contribute to a feeling that life is good. Whether they chatter, sing, chirp, twitter, squawk, cheep or warble, these winged creatures bring music to the world and add to human well-being.