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First light with the dawn chorus
This dawn chorus wakes a misty spring wood at first light and plays free in your browser whenever you want it. You stand in wet grass by a blossoming hedge, and the sky behind the tall trees turns pale pink.
Dozens of small birds sing together, trilling and whistling near and far, until the whole wood seems to ring. A gentle breeze stirs the leaves above you.
From a treetop close by, one bird sings a slow, rich, fluting tune. Out of the hedge, a tiny bird bursts into a loud, rattling trill, and you blink in surprise. Another song tumbles down the scale from a nearby branch, and a dove coos softly. Somewhere beyond the valley, a faint call of 2 notes comes and goes. You feel wide awake and glad to be here.
If the loud trill wakes you too quickly, choose Gentle and far under the picture. Chorus only keeps the full choir and the breeze, without any single singer close by.
The voices of this dawn chorus
- Dawn chorus: A full choir of small songbirds at first light, singing and trilling all at once in calm, still air. Plays all the time.
- Breeze in the leaves: A light breeze stirs the leaves overhead, rising and falling softly. Plays all the time.
- Fluting song close by: In a treetop close by, a songbird sings a slow, rich, fluting tune with short pauses between phrases. Plays at random moments, about twice every 10 minutes.
- Loud trill from the hedge: A tiny bird in the hedge a few meters away bursts into one long, loud, rattling trill, then goes silent. Plays at random moments, about twice every 10 minutes.
- Bright cascading song: From a branch nearby, a small bird lets a bright phrase tumble down the scale, then sings it again. Plays at random moments, about twice every 10 minutes.
- Dove cooing: A dove in a nearby tree coos softly a few times, a gentle, rolling sound with small pauses. Plays at random moments, about twice every 10 minutes.
- Bird taking off: With a quick flutter, a small bird leaves its branch, and the leaves rustle lightly. Plays at random moments, about twice every 10 minutes.
- Two-note call across the valley: Far across a quiet valley, a bird repeats a soft call of 2 notes that echoes in the distance. Plays at random moments, about twice every 10 minutes.
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