Last week, in the heat (in the UK), I finally downloaded Merlin (the app) because there was a bird making the sound of what I thought could only be a hoopoe. And I thought that because I'd recently watched a microcontroller lecture where they were simulating the sound of a hoopoe electronically. The lecture had taken place at Cornell University. That's right, the same university where Merlin was developed. Two worlds were colliding, so I very excitedly engaged Merlin, only to discover my mystery bird was in fact… a stock dove.
Loved this - and glad to hear some appreciation of pigeons as well as puffins (adorable obvs.); they're so clever and adaptable, adjusting to window sills etc. instead of cliff-sides...and all pigeons have the most seductive voices...
Last week, in the heat (in the UK), I finally downloaded Merlin (the app) because there was a bird making the sound of what I thought could only be a hoopoe. And I thought that because I'd recently watched a microcontroller lecture where they were simulating the sound of a hoopoe electronically. The lecture had taken place at Cornell University. That's right, the same university where Merlin was developed. Two worlds were colliding, so I very excitedly engaged Merlin, only to discover my mystery bird was in fact… a stock dove.
Loved this - and glad to hear some appreciation of pigeons as well as puffins (adorable obvs.); they're so clever and adaptable, adjusting to window sills etc. instead of cliff-sides...and all pigeons have the most seductive voices...
Another joy Lev, and how good is it to get together with old friends and the words still fall into the right gaps
You don't miss them if you look for the "kind eyes", as one birder put it.
Sorry Lev. Say what you want about Pigeons. They will never appeal.
Puffins are the unicorns of the sea. I love them.
Beautiful, this.
Well I never. 😄Thank you.
I saw your post of that joke on BlueSky and figured I was missing the point because 🤔 🤷🏼♀️. Common, for me, with jokes, so thanks for explaining!