Messiaen and the birds

Of course, Olivier Messiaen wrote a couple of major works for winds and percussion, and one of them, Oiseaux Exotiques, showcases one of the building blocks of his compositional work: bird song. 

From the Philharmonia Orchestra, Birdsong in Messiaen.

Messiaen himself speaking about birds: Part 1.  Part 2.

A live performance of this virtuosic and wild work, played by the Juilliard Orchestra at Alice Tully Hall, David Robertson, conductor and Eric Huebner, piano: Part 1.  Part 2. 

(Also, Pierre Boulez conducting with Pierre-Laurent Aimard on piano:  Part 1.  Part 2.)