Birds In Comacchio Lake

The flocks of colorful birds, both foreign and domestic, come together like a global family of fine feathered friends. Their chorus captures the comical way in which humans also assemble in atypical ways, with all their various sounds and signals in language. Yet without this diversity the wetland would be still and lifeless. Comacchio is a town and comune of Emilia Romagna, Italy. is situated in a lagoon just north of the present mouth of the Reno. It is built on more than thirteen different islets, joined by bridges. The most important wealths of these wetlands are the fish farming and the salt ponds. The seaport of Porto Garibaldi lies 7 km to the east. The wetlands south of the town, the Valli di Comacchio, are classified as a Site of Community Importance and a Special Protection Area in Italy. After its early occupation by the Etruscans and the Gauls, Comacchio was annexed by Rome. Under Emperor Augustus, who ruled Rome from 27 BCE to 14 CE, a canal was dug to deepen its lagoon. In the 13th century, Emperor Rudolph I conferred it on Obizzo IV d'Este of Ferrara. In 1508 it became Venetian, but in 1597 was claimed by Clement VIII as a vacant fief. In 1598 the Papal States again acquired Comacchio and retained it until 1866 when it became a part of the Kingdom of Italy. This sound uses the following file from Freesound: http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=122743