Tweet Take 5: Pink Footed Geese
Extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring pink footed geese with Kathy Hinde and Val Thompson accompanied by music from Karine Polwart.
The arrival of thousands of pink footed geese to the British coastline in autumn is for many as important as the first summer migrants from Africa. These noisy geese arrive from their breeding grounds in Iceland to spend the winter on British farmland in internationally important numbers. It's thought over 200,000 geese overwinter here taking advantage of changes in agricultural crops and the mild winter.
Pink footed geese also stir something in our imagination, a call of the wild maybe? They inspire creativity and memories. In this extended version of Tweet of the Day we hear from audio-visual artist Kathy Hind and Val Thompson, alongside the music of Karine Polwart and Pippa Murphy.
Produced by Andrew Dawes for 麻豆社 Audio in Bristol
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