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We are the birds who live at the Firefly site.For three years we have enjoyed listening to humans learn to form communities with sound as we have done for millennia. We started this page to introduce humans to our music.Many humans do not realize the sophistication of birdsong because it is much faster and higher-pitched than human music. The tracks on this page contain samples of birdsong, recorded at the Firefly site, slowed-down to make them easier for humans to appreciate.Our songs tend to fall into three genres:Love songs: We sing beautiful, ethereal songs to attract love. We also sing mundane songs to locate our old loves across the canopy. We consider both types equally romantic.Territorial songs: Make no mistake, we are dread airborne warrior-bards and our voices can clear a space of miles of those who threaten our loves.Dawn songs: Just as humans cannot leave their dead unburied, we cannot leave a day unwelcomed. Each morning birds of all feathers join together to welcome the sun. We hope to share this ritual with humans at Firefly.We are also interested in meeting other Firefly musicians for possible collaborations. Ask us about samples of our music which can be incorporated into yours.MySpace Graphics MySpace Layouts MySpace Backgrounds MySpace Codes Glitter Graphic

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Member Since: 13/06/2007
Band Website: http://www.fireflyartscollective.org
Band Members: HERMIT THRUSHThe hermit thrush is among the most celebrated of American bird musicians. It is known for a song made up of one flute-like note, followed by a complec and hauntingly ethereal series of ascending and descending notes. This song is different every time it is sung. The hermit thrush also has a second, lower-pitched and abrupt song to make its presence known. It is the state bird of Vermont and has been referenced in poetry by Walt Whitman, T.S. Eliot, and Amy Clampitt."Solitary, the thrush, The hermit, withdrawn to himself, avoiding the settlements, Sings by himself a song.Song of the bleeding throat! Death’s outlet song of life—(for well, dear brother, I know If thou wast not gifted to sing, thou would’st surely die.)- Walt Whitman BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEEThe black-capped chickadee sings thirteen different types of songs. They are best-know for their alarm call, "Chick-a-dee-dee-dee," from which they take their name, and their simple two-note song "Yoo-hoo" to which another chickadee will often reply "Hey, You" at a slightly lower pitch. The black-capped chickadee is the state bird of both Massachusetts and Maine, and the provincial bird of New Brunswick. RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRDYou would be quite fortunate to see a hummingbird at Firefly but you have a good chance of seeing one at a work weekend. They are named for the humming sound they make with their wings, but they also sing a high-pitched and distinctive territorial song. They are the only hummingbirds to nest in the eastern U.S., and unlike many birds, they are polyamorous.MORE BIRD BIOS COMING SOON!P.S. Please let us know if you have any info about the types of woodpeckers that live at the Firefly site. Hermit Thrrush

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Tweets and thanks

Dear Firefly humans,   Thank you so much to all of you who shared the dawn with us in the main clearing Saturday morning.  Thank you to the camps who went quiet.  Thank you al...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 07:17:00 GMT

Share the Dawn (Firefly bird performance 7/7/07)

Greetings, humans!  We are the birds who live at the Firefly site.  For three years we have enjoyed hearing humans learn to form communities with sound as we have done for millennia. Since ...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 09:26:00 GMT