"When bird language entered my life, I felt that a new sense had been grafted
into me. Bird voices opened a fresh dimension of sensory experience. This
expansion drew me into stories of my home in unexpected ways, revealing
ecological rhythms and connections, stimulating my curiosity, and suffusing me
with a sense of belonging. The practice of listening to other species is the
original 'augmented reality.' In opening our minds to the language of species,
we experience connection and meaning that far transcend anything offered by
electronic simulacra."
David George Haskell shares five potent doorways into the language of the
birds.
