Wild birds often imitate sounds they hear frequently, especially blackbirds. When we kept our horses at a livery stable, a woman with two young children would whistle in a particular way when she wanted them to come from whatever they were doing, and back to her. One blackbird picked up on this whistle, and the two children were forever running through the yard to their mother thinking she was whistling for them.
It's also reckoned that birds are picking up on the ring tones of mobile phones (cellphones), and that they're beginning to sing all sorts of classical and modern tunes. Jean in Poole To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
