IS THIS WHAT DINOSAURS SOUNDED LIKE ?

[TheNutmeg]

This is a European Starling, if anyone is wondering. Related to Mynah birds, they can learn an endless variety of sounds and vocals. I raised one from hatching to the end of her life, named Cheepie. She was nearly 20 years old & the best little bird ever.

[Scalpaxos]

So, this little guy alone can do the job of an entire sound effects studio.

[helenhamilton]

She committed to show us everything she knows, like she knew we are listening 😂

[EL_Impulsiv-ldmh]

The older I get, the more birds fascinate me

[mamazalama]

Can you even imagine an entire forest filled with these sounds?

[davids]

Now imagine those sounds 10X louder, 10X deeper... And quickly moving closer in the night... 😳

[XSathex]

Imagine walking through a forest and all of a sudden a bunch of these birds all around starting going off like sirens. That'd be terrifying

[alanrosenthal]

That's what dinosaurs STILL sound like.

[mikefriend]

Starlings are incredible mimics and the vocal range is very impressive. They can imitate car alarms, pneumatic drills, pretty much anything. Amazing birds.

[calandraco]

When you only have one minute to audition for Jurassic Park

[itravellight]

Not a Lyrebird but a Starling. Both make incredible sounds. This little guy would definitely be a good sound effects source for dinosaurs and more.

[andrewtamin]

0:16 That’s my neighbour motocycle exhaust every morning before he go to work🗿

[muddyfalcon]

Imagine if birds can carry down sounds heard through hundreds of generations!

[CMustaine-kyhv]

He’s the entire sound of a whole movie.His own soundtrack and scored the music win for oscar

[karinabrampt]

This is just fascinating how this Starling's vocal chords can produce such sounds that in some cases sound other worldly.

[rosemaryjessop]

I love starlings and this little chap is absolutely brilliant and beautiful.❤

[icewalker]

Can you imagine these sounds coming out of an animal hundreds of times larger than this bird? the range of sounds is fascinating and beautiful. wow

[raydelmartinez]

Those are some impressive primal sounds coming from such a little body.
I can imagine how intimidating the deep forests of the dinosaur ages would have been.

[cathrynmartin]

Actually, to me, this bird sounds as if she lives near or in a mechanic's workshop - fixing cars or motorcycles. Lots of those sounds are like the machines - like an air compressor used to remove lug nuts, a dynometer to measure engine performance....maybe that's just me, but it's what I heard in many of this bird's sounds. They tend to imitate what catches their attention - I have a very old (in his 80s) Orange Wing Amazon and over the years he has learned and repeated sounds that seemed to interest him. He heard kittens once upon a time with a mama cat gave birth under my house and he imitated baby kitten cries for a time. He barked for a time too, when there was a dog next door. He also imitated the songs of birds he heard outside his window. Some birds are more prolific at it - like this little Starling bird!

[donnageoghan]

Wow!!!! Aren’t they the same starlings all over the Americas? I never knew they could vocalize so amazingly.