{"id":1580,"date":"2026-10-29T22:36:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T22:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/?p=1580"},"modified":"2026-10-29T23:10:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T23:10:24","slug":"the-language-of-birds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/10\/29\/the-language-of-birds\/","title":{"rendered":"The Language of Birds\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>In collaboration with Tom Jordan<\/em><\/strong><br><strong>August 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was the third showing of Mike\u2019s set of six circular neon birdsong pieces which foreground the value of our acoustic environment. The form of each piece was drawn from Geoff Sample&#8217;s sonograms of each bird (From left to right &#8211; Nuthatch; Goldcrest; Spotted Flycatcher; Wren; Mistle Thrush and Great Tit).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"rl-gallery-container rl-loading\" id=\"rl-gallery-container-1\" data-gallery_id=\"1590\"> <div class=\"rl-gallery rl-basicmasonry-gallery \" id=\"rl-gallery-1\" data-gallery_no=\"1\"> <div class=\"rl-gutter-sizer\"><\/div><div class=\"rl-grid-sizer\"><\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item rl-gallery-item-width-4\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Nuthatch.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Nuthatch-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Goldcrest-1.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Goldcrest-1-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Spotted-Flycatcher.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Spotted-Flycatcher-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Wren.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Wren-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mistle-Thrushjpg.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mistle-Thrushjpg-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Great-Tit.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Great-Tit-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The work was installed as part of VARC\u2019s celebration of the organisation\u2019s 25<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"rl-gallery-container rl-loading\" id=\"rl-gallery-container-2\" data-gallery_id=\"1581\"> <div class=\"rl-gallery rl-basicmasonry-gallery \" id=\"rl-gallery-2\" data-gallery_no=\"2\"> <div class=\"rl-gutter-sizer\"><\/div><div class=\"rl-grid-sizer\"><\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item rl-gallery-item-width-4\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/varc-01.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/varc-01-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/varc-02.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/varc-02-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/varc-03.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/varc-03-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/varc-04.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/varc-04-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/varc-05.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/varc-05-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/varc-06.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/varc-06-226x300.jpg\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To see the other two showings of this piece visit the links below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-mike-collier wp-block-embed-mike-collier\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"uLK9VYtn9O\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/01\/11\/singing-in-the-dark\/\">Singing in the Dark<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Singing in the Dark&#8221; &#8212; Mike Collier\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/01\/11\/singing-in-the-dark\/embed\/#?secret=RVpVus0E3K#?secret=uLK9VYtn9O\" data-secret=\"uLK9VYtn9O\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-mike-collier wp-block-embed-mike-collier\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"CCgE6wt5KJ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/10\/29\/the-language-of-birds-2\/\">The Language of Birds<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe 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