Jackdaw Frog Duet

In the deep wood work the minstrels of log and lilly pad, cramming together their song, splitting the silence entirely so that only the strength of their summertime serenades can be heard throughout the land. A speechless acceptance of this everlasting organic harmony is all you can afford to do these days, as scenes like this swiftly disappear from the world. Measuring 34–39 cm (14–15 in), the jackdaw is the second smallest species in the genus Corvus. Most of the plumage is a shiny black, with a purple or blue sheen on the crown, forehead and secondaries, and a green-blue sheen on the throat, primaries, and tail. The call, frequently given in flight, is a metallic and somewhat squeaky, "chyak-chyak" or "kak-kak". Perched birds often chatter together, and before settling for the night large roosting flocks make a cackling noise. Jackdaws also have a hoarse, drawn-out alarm-call. Jackdaws are resident over a large area stretching from north-west Africa through virtually all of Europe, including the British Isles and southern Scandinavia, westwards through central Asia to the eastern Himalayas and Lake Baikal. This sound uses the following file from Freesound: http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=117821