A friend of mine was going through a very low phase as she had lost her mother to cancer. Her family rallied around her but still she found it very difficult to let go of the sad memories of the final days. Then her daughter came up with a brilliant idea. She got together all the old photos of her grand – mother, of her mother when she was a baby and her growing years, along with photos of the three of them in happier times. She scanned all the photos and then began to put them together in a slide show, along with background music of bird sounds of different birds.

Beautiful bird song

The bird sound effects were so expertly recorded that if the slide show had been a documentary film, it would have definitely won a prize for sound recording. Photos from her grand – mother were accompanied by the chirping and twittering sounds of birds which sounded more like a song of the birds. This was inter – spaced with the calling of the red tail hawk and that of the crow. The bird sounds were meant to capture the mood of the grand – mother in the photos.

Then the mother’s section started. Photos by the beach had been given the background sound of birds chirping sweetly by the sea shore, along with the sound of waves and the wind blowing. It made the photo come alive and I could see my friend re – living the entire moment. I could identify the squawking of eagles, the call of the sea gulls and many other smaller bird sounds. Their hiking trips had sounds of birds singing sweetly by a waterfall. These bird sound effects almost made us feel as if we were sitting in a cottage by the country – side with birds tweeting in the vicinity.

This was a wonderful way of making photos do the talking. It sounded truly amazing as she had synchronized the bird sound effects beautifully. After the slide show finished, I saw my friend looking happier than before. Perhaps the memories gave her the assurance that all was not lost. The sound of birds in the background definitely lightened the atmosphere and I could feel the tension lifting from the room by the time the slide show was over. I had never listened to bird sounds with such concentration before and the experience was great.

Have you ever heard the sounds of birds chirping early in the morning? They twitter merrily to announce the breaking of a new day, saying hello to the sun and everything under it. Bird sounds are a beautiful reminder of the beauty of nature and the love of the creator. They give us music which has a calming effect on the mind and the body. It helps us get closer to nature and experience it in all its purity.

Nature provides us with natural music in the form of bird sound effects which have been used by musicians to compose music. Scholars who study music are of the opinion that sounds of birds have influenced music to a very great extent. A musician may be inspired by the twittering of birds or intentionally use imitations of sounds of birds in their work or incorporate bird sounds in their music. Composers all over the world have used pre-recorded bird sounds as a prelude to their compositions to build the tempo of their composition and make it sound unique.

Listening to bird sounds relaxes the mind after a tiring day at work. After being constantly badgered by the sounds of traffic, loud speakers, crackers and fireworks, the sounds of birds act as a soothing balm to frayed nerves. Bird sound effects can transport you into nature far away from the hustle bustle of daily life. Perhaps this is why doctors prescribe listening to sounds of birds to fight the stress and strain of city living. It works like natural therapy to get rid of unwanted tension.

Poets have romanticized birds by raising them to ethereal levels and made them a very popular subject. Birds have featured in literary works and artists have even written songs and dedicated them to their loved ones. If you listen carefully you can feel the different pitches of the bird sounds used by them to communicate their feelings.

Rather than have bawdy music playing over loud speakers in malls and other public places, bird sounds should be played to provide a congenial and natural environment. With all the sky scrapers dotting the city virtually all the birds have flown to newer locations. I prefer to have sounds of birds twittering in a musical chorus as the ring tone for my phone. We can work to reduce noise pollution by incorporating bird sound effects wherever possible to make the surrounding closer to nature.