Hi! I've had animal reactions to my music. My crickets chirp when I play my hammered dulcimer. Our Bearded Collie howls when I play the upper register of my concertina. The cats run away when I play the didgeridoo. But tonight beat all - I was playing my hurdy gurdy about 9:30 in the evening and a screech owl came and perched outside the window and sang back to me. Pretty neat!
For those unfamiliar with the screech owl, check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screech_owl - they make a wavering cry (kind of like a musical saw). Listen to a sample at: http://www.owlpages.com/sounds/Megascops-asio-2.mp3 and http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Eastern_Screech-Owl.html#fig1 Very best regards, -Gary P. (in rural northern Illinois, near Marengo IL, between Elgin and Rockford IL) Gary Plazyk, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fuzzy Bear Farm http://profiles.yahoo.com/g_plazyk http://www.BearCreekMusic.us http://www.RavenswoodMorris.org "Music is too important to leave to the professionals." -Robert Shaw
