Ecclesiastes 12:4b "... and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird,
and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low..."
Precision in communication is highly
important. This is especially true of the type of communication called
music, whether you are talking about Mozart or magpie-larks.
Only
about three percent of bird species are known to sing duets. In a duet,
one mate begins singing, and the other mate begins a half second later.
Among Australian magpie-larks, pairs that are newly mated usually lack
that precision. However, in pairs that have been together for two years,
the lag time of the duet usually varies by only a few hundredths of a
second.
Researchers also discovered that this
precision serves a purpose. Male magpie-larks respond to perceived
threats by increasing their singing. When they played the less-precise
duets to 12 pairs of other magpie-larks, the males only responded in
this way seven times in five minutes. However, the more-precise duets
resulted in nine responses in five minutes. In short, other magpie-larks
are more intimidated by pairs that sing with precision than by those
who do not. This is important in preserving an established couple's
territory from invasion by new couples.
Communication with precision is yet another
fingerprint of God on the creation. In Scripture, the ultimate in
precise communication, God even points us to the birds as He urges us to
recognize His involvement in the creation.
How's your week going, friends? It rained here all day yesterday, and this afternoon it started raining again. Hope you have a good and godly day!
Much love in the Lord,
Much love in the Lord,
Ashley
Wow, that's really interesting! My week's going pretty well, we actually haven't had any rain for a little while now, like a week. :)
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