As night falls, notes rise in a symphony of nature’s instruments. “A flutist’s / airy melody / sparkles in / a lakeside tree. / Eee-oh-lay!” This wood thrush song is followed by a host of other animal instrumentalists playing their songs, including the “Rat-a-tat” of a woodpecker’s drumming, the wood duck’s oboe call, a bullfrog’s low tuba notes, and more. Each page spread features a striking close-up photograph of the animal musician, with more about each provided in a “Meet the Musicians” feature at volume’s close.