Technology: Isn’t it wonderful!
A Summer Tanager
sings to me
a complicated tune.
I can’t see him, but
because of Merlin
I know he is up there
somewhere
in the canopy.
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Is Merlin an app of some kind? I’m kind of a Luddite, and as such, I have techno-anxiety, but I admit that some technologies, such as GPS, can be pretty cool.
Yes, Merlin is a bird Id app. And it is free! All you do is let it listen and it tells you what birds it hears. I just tried it a few days ago. We live in the edge of the woods and I am truly amazed at the variety of bird it has identified by sound.
Ah, that makes sense. I’m a Luddite as well. I thought Merlin might be a cat. I absolutely love there is an app like that!
Toni, met you once with Kim. We had lunch outside at a Mexican restaurant. Happy to see you on here and I like your poem. A fresh take on the world
Hi Pat-
I remember! Good food and good friends. Nice to see your face and read your work. I will be traveling with Kim next week.
I have an older sister (a birder) that serves as our family Merlin! I’ll have to ask her if she knows about this app.
Thanks for the app name!