Kirsty Costa

You don't need recording equipment to be able to hear this bubble song.

And Andrew says that white-eared honey eaters aren't the only honey eaters that do it.

I guess Andrew is reminding you and I that there's always another layer to birds.

Another sound, another behavior, and another life story unfolding that we haven't fully noticed yet.

Every day, no matter where you live in Australia, the sounds of birds can be heard just before the sun rises.

As the president of the Australian Wildlife Sound Recording Group and a board member of the Australian Forum for Acoustic Ecology, and as someone who has worked extensively overseas, Andrew says that the Australian dawn chorus, especially with its honey eaters, is unlike any other.

If you're a global listener, I hope you can come and visit us soon so you can enjoy the amazing dawn chorus here in Australia.

And if you live in Australia, I hope this episode has helped you better understand and appreciate honey eaters and the other birds that communicate with each other at the start of each day.

Many thanks to Andrew for sharing his knowledge, his recordings, and his extraordinary listening skills with us.

I've placed links to Andrew's website and his book, Deep Listening to Nature, in the show notes, which are also on the Weekend Birder website.

What a way to celebrate 150 episodes.

Thank you so much for every message, every topic suggestion, every kind five-star review, every social media comment, every shared bird photo, every time you've told a friend about the show, and every time you've popped your headphones on and gone for a walk with me.

It has genuinely meant so much.

Next up, we're wrapping season four with something really special, an Ask Us Anything episode featuring some very special guests answering your questions about birds, birdwatching and weekend birder.

It's going to be lots of fun.

Speak to you again soon.

Welcome to Weekend Birder.

I'm Kirsty Costa and here together we notice birds.

Imagine a school where students learn through wetlands, forests, mud, risk, curiosity and adventure.

Well, listener friend,