Conversations with Birds

An exploration of communicating with birds and the lessons they can teach us, Discusses specific bird talk techniques and offers insights into many species, Looks at the long-standing tradition of avitherapy throughout history and in literature and the arts, Explains how song-talk with birds restores peace, calms anxiety, and enhances health For decades Alan Powers has studied bird vocalizations, developing the remarkable ability to imitate bird's songs and get them to respond and even change tunes. Through his years of study, he has discovered that birds can teach us important lessons about the world and about ourselves. As Powers explains, by communing cross-species we reach out to the timeless interconnected web of all life past and present-what Renaissance philosopher Giordano Bruno called in Latin the Uni-versus, the Whole turned into One. Sharing his journey to learn bird talk and his profound observations about the poetic, spiritual, and healing influences of birdsong, Powers explores the ancient language of birds and the depth of meaning birds convey. He explains how bird speech sounds like song to us, but bird talk is urgent and nuanced, whether about predators or the weather. He details how he began learning bird talk, listening to one bird each summer, learning their many vocalizations and variations.