Today is International Dawn Chorus day, celebrating natures greatest symphony. All across the world people rise early to revel in the sweet sound of birdsong.
Singing at dawn has several advantages for birds. The dim light means they are harder to spot by a predator. Sound can also carry further, as the air is often still at this time.
The first Dawn Chorus Day was organised by environmentalist and broadcaster Chris Baines in the 1980s when he held his birthday party 4am so that all of his guests could listen to the dawn chorus together.
What began as a small annual event in the city of Birmingham has now spread right across the UK and is even celebrated in parts of Antarctica and the Caribbean.
Nature is there, we just have to listen.
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