Melodious Laughing Thrush

Go visit the link below for the most beautiful song!

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBlI2Gw6imE

 
We have a mating pair sitting just outside our front door RIGHT NOW as the sun is setting.  One of them calls out with a long song, and the other picks it up toward the middle, and they finish - together -- singing the same song!  We can her two distinct voice coming from two nearby trees.  We just listed to about 30 minutes of this enchanted serenade.

The Hwamei is also known as the Melodious Laughing Thrush is about 8 inches in length with a rusty brown colored body. It has a distinctive white-eye ring that extends as a line to its ear giving it an Egyptian appearance. Its bill and legs are yellow. Originally from Asia this bird was introduced to Hawaii in the 1900's as an escaped caged bird and is now established on the main Hawaiian Islands.