Animal Sounds

One of the beautiful things about summer is the cycle of animal sounds. It seems that every morning is broken by the sound the Swanson’s Thrushes singing as dawn approaches. They are followed by a murder of crows. When they are finished the song birds come in an out through the day. The evening closes the same way. After the song birds become quiet, the crows will continue until the Swanson Thrushes finish the day.

It is the evening when the coyotes begin the night sounds. They howl seemingly from the same spot which brings to mind the concept that just because you can’t hear coyotes doesn’t mean they aren’t within ear shot. I’d be willing to bet there is always a coyote within ear shot where ever you may live in this county. When they get quiet our ears can focus on the sounds of the owls and frogs and the other creatures that populate our audio ranges after dark.

I feel quite entertained with all the vocalizations that I am privileged to hear as it is now possible to sleep with an opened window.