Attention Seekers

Street Smart Naturalist · Jul 30, 2026 · 8m · transcript

The kid started screaming the other night. We first heard the cries on a walk near our house. They were high pitched and short, lasting just a second at most, followed by a pause, and a repeat. Then a break, or not. Sometimes the kid called several times in succession. Other times, a single call or two, then 5 to 10 minutes of silence. Although we looked, we couldn’t trace the origin of the sound.

Back at home, we continued to hear the kid. It turned dark, we got in bed, and still the calls pierced the air. Finally, I got up and tried to figure out who was making such a racket, disturbing my…