When one thinks of “the beach” it’s almost always about sunshine, sea and sand. Preferably warm or hot sand. Some beaches, however, are a little different.

When we went on vacation to the Mediterranean as kids, we always avoided the pebble beaches as they were not comfortable to sit on.

Or I should say a one-bird orchestra. The Northern Mockingbird is a critically imperilled species in Nova Scotia. It seems that thanks (or because of) its wonderful singing, the bird was often captured and sold as a cage bird.

Northern Mockingbird

What this bird does best is sing.

Dawn, a time of the day that shouldn’t be missed. Most people are still asleep at that time in the summer. The birds, however, are already up and singing.

I have no idea why this is called a “chorus”.

Springtime, at last. It has been a while since we heard any wildlife, even here on the east coast.

So now that the sun finally shows up for extended periods of time (read hours), it’s time to record some sounds to go with the feeling of spring.