As requested! http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20000415/bob11.asp http://www.starlingtalk.com/mozart1.htm Mozart's Starling's Epitaph A little fool lies here Whom I held dear- A starling in the prime Of his brief time Whose doom it was to drain Death's bitter pain. Thinking of this, my heart Is riven apart. Oh reader! Shed a tear, You also, here. He was not naughty, quite, But gay and bright, And under all his brag A foolish wag. This no one can gainsay And I will lay That he is now on high, And from the sky, Praises me without pay In his friendly way. Yet unaware that death Has choked his breath, And thoughtless of the one Whose rime is thus well done. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Shapiro" <sc.tanager@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 9:53 PM Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: Mozart's Starling That's pretty cool. If you find more information about that, I think you should post a link. I know *I'd* like to see it. Michael ----- Original Message ----- From: "IE Ries" <featherchaser@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 8:50 PM Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: birding by ear > There's legend that Mozart had a pet Starling, and that some of the music > he composed was inspired by his little singing friend :) > > > Irene in Southside > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ben saunders" <betsyben@xxxxxxxx> > To: <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 6:33 PM > Subject: [va-richmond-general] birding by ear > > > > Last Sunday in Monterey at the Bevredge's feeder, Ben and I watched a > starling as it mimicked a bluebird, a chickadee, a robin and a Baltimore > Oriole. Boy was he good! Had I not been watching his little beak move, I > would have ticked off five birds, four of which were not there. It made > us remember the starling in Cape Charles who did a perfect "Bob White" > and the White Eyed Vireo that doubled as a catbird. It also made us > question the reliability of birding by ear, especially for folks like me > who aren't all that good in the first place. From now on I'll try to > remember: If the bird sounds too good to be true, it might be a > starling. > > > > > > > You are subscribed to VA-Richmond-General. To unsubscribe, send email to > va-richmond-general-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. To adjust other settings (vacation, digest, etc.) please visit, //www.freelists.org/list/va-richmond-general. > You are subscribed to VA-Richmond-General. To unsubscribe, send email to va-richmond-general-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. To adjust other settings (vacation, digest, etc.) please visit, //www.freelists.org/list/va-richmond-general. You are subscribed to VA-Richmond-General. To unsubscribe, send email to va-richmond-general-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. To adjust other settings (vacation, digest, etc.) please visit, //www.freelists.org/list/va-richmond-general.