BLACKBIRD CALL - QUELLE EST BELLE COMPANY
Call out to the friends of the gardens and the woods 🎶
Bold and outgoing, the Common Blackbird is one of the most familiar birds there is. It can be found everywhere: forests, thickets, hedges, parks, and gardens, even in the heart of large cities.
The male is deep black all over, with a yellow-orange beak and eye ring. The female is brown, with a lighter, speckled underside.
It begins to sing before dawn, perched up high, a wonderful, clear, fluted, and resonant melody. Each male has its own repertoire, which it uses to mark its territory.
Using a bird call means learning to recognize birds by their song, communicating with them, discovering them, observing them…
A bird call is above all an educational nature toy for enjoyment, because we believe that we must "know nature better to protect it better."
Each bird call comes in a lovely wooden box, with all the information needed for its use. Handcrafted in the Drôme region.
Material: Beech and metal
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Imitating the Blackbird
The Blackbird whistles; like it, whistle four to six times saying "Co - co - co." You can also inhale in short bursts with your mouth pursed.
François Morel shows you how to use the bird call: click here🎵!
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MANUFACTURING
Quelle Est Belle Company bird calls have been created and handcrafted for over 40 years by François Morel and his team in the Drôme, on a farm in the heart of the vegetation and preserved nature. This is where he designs, spends a long time perfecting, and tests all his creations. Each bird call is unique, turned, assembled, and varnished by hand. He uses only natural and local wood species, such as boxwood, beech, or linden. There are only 2 bird call manufacturers left in France; the other is intended for hunting.
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QUELLE EST BELLE COMPANY
"You might think I'm a bit of a dreamer, but hey..."
From the age of 6, François Morel (not the actor, mind you) began to be fascinated by birds:
"I am completely crazy about them, that's clear. When I was very little, what I wanted was to talk to animals. I believe it works. Thanks to my "speech" tools, I manage to get a little closer to the birds, listen to them, answer them, and have, from time to time, exchanges..."
A naturalist and ornithologist, François Morel devotes a passion to the making of his bird calls. Rather than being used for killing, François wanted the bird calls to become a tool for observing birds. To create these instruments, he combines two qualities: "It's a story of craftsmanship and a story of love." He set up his company, "Quelle est belle company," over forty years ago in the Diois, in the north of the Drôme.
Did you know 😉 : Björk recently fell in love with his work. She released a Deluxe version of her album "Utopia" accompanied by 14 bird calls, the "Utopia Bird Call Box" manufactured by QBC.