What’s That Song?! Why And How Birds Sing - Episode 33

Nat Theo Nature Lessons Rooted in the Bible

How do birds sing such pretty songs? God designed them with an amazing and unique voice box. Meet a few interesting species and hear their incredible melodies as we dive into the musical world of birds.

 Here’s our trail map:

  • Why Do Birds Communicate?
  • How Do Birds Communicate?
  • How Do Birds Sing?
  • How Can We Praise Our Creator?

Resources Mentioned and used for Research:

Explore CTCMath with a FREE weekly trial: https://www.ctcmath.com/

Scripture Music by Scripture Lullabies, stream online now: https://scripture-lullabies.com/stream

Free Bird Song Coloring Sheet: https://erynlynum.com/nattheo33

Access full Episode Activity Guides by joining the Nat Theo Club: https://erynlynum.com/club

Order Eryn's book, Rooted in Wonder: Nurturing Your Family's Faith Through God's Creation: https://www.amazon.com/Rooted-Wonder-Nurturing-Familys-Creation/dp/0825447615

Listen To The Birds book: https://www.amazon.com/Listen-Birds-Yoann-Gueny/dp/1324031034

Scriptures Referenced in This Episode:

“Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord and praise his name; every day tell how he saves us.” Psalm 96:1-2 (NCV)

“Let the skies rejoice and the earth be glad; let the sea and everything in it shout. Let the fields and everything in them rejoice. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy.” Psalm 96:11-12 (NCV)

“And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” Colossians 3:17 (NIV)

“Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.” Psalm 105:6 (NCV)

Terms Learned in This Episode:

Communicate: To exchange or share information, news, or ideas. 

Theory: An explanation for why things might happen or act a certain way. A theory is much more than a guess. It is based on observation, or what we see, and experimentation.

Complex: Something that is made up of many parts. The opposite of simple.

Larynx: Voice box with vocal cords (muscles) used to make noise.

Syrinx: A bird’s voice box. An organ deep inside a songbird’s chest containing a double set of vocal cords.

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