Click on the links to listen to the sounds. They will open in a separate window and click on the triangle play button to hear them. Make sure you have the volume turned up on the computer.
Also please note, none of these photos are mine, they are all from various internet sources.
We have had some warm evenings here so my bedroom window is always open at night.
That means I get to listen to the birds chirping in the mornings. Especially noticeable are the cooings of wood pigeons. There are so many of them.
A couple of sites say their call sounds like they are saying, "Take two cows, Taffy", a phrase that now I can't get out of my head. Decide for yourself. They sound like this.
And then during the day I hear the odd ominous crackle of a Magpie.
A handsome bird, and quite innocent, unless you are a fan of the English mystery show called "Midsomer Murders". Only viewers will really understand. Pair this sound with spooky music and you will know what I mean. The murderer is usually somewhere around the corner if you hear this sound.
But at night I can hear very strange sounds....including this one that goes on and on for ages at the beginning of the night, and then again right at sunrise. After some research I found out it was this little guy, a Tawny Owl.
And there is this one, which is particularly disturbing. Sounds a bit like a screaming human. Did someone just get nipped by a vampire out on Hob Moor? Eeeep.
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| (image borrowed from Elder Scrolls Online) |
Nope! It's just a fox.
The sound is aptly called "The Vixen's Scream", although males make that scary noise too.
So now we all really know "what the fox says".
And just in case you haven't seen that video of the catchy little song I am referring to here it is.
(it was made by the band as a joke but was pretty popular last year)
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