Early morning wake up!

[pauco]

I was awoken this morning at 4-40am by our most beautiful garden songster
with his rich, sweet whistle our resident male Blackie. Sat on our shed roof
right outside our bedroom telling the world and anyone he had found his
territory, and any female Blackie who cared to listen could come and set up home with him
Ok, it was a tad early, but it's still a lovely way to be woken. Better than a dig in the ribs
Went out to feed him and the others their sultanas 6-30am and the boy sure had a spring in his step.


paul.

[valmarg]

Yess, Spring is sarting to sprung. Saw Mrs blackbird collecting nesting material yesterday.

Monday sees us past the vernal equinox, so we'll have more hours of light than dark for the next six months.

It's all looking up.

valmarg

[Chef_uk]

Noticed the noise of the morning birds this morning as i got out of the car at 4:55am for work. Put a smile on my face

[Two_Sheds]

Monday sees us past the vernal equinox,

That's brilliant ...what a long winter it seems to have been (but then it always does)

I sat in our playground after all the kids had gone, with my jars of frogspawn, listening to the 100s of birds going about their business

[lettucegrow!]

It's a really lovely sound , isn't it. I love hearing them in the evening. What are they saying then, pauco?

[chris]

I hear that all through the night, which i feel bad for them about - we've had new high powered street lights - it's like daylight during night now.. I'm sure the birds think it's morning as they sing mostof the night!

[pauco]

It's a really lovely sound , isn't it. I love hearing them in the evening. What are they saying then, pauco?

Not speaking fluent Blackie, and i do say this tongue in cheek
Dusk is a great time to listen to their chit-chat, it is mostley the male who will utter his persistent pink-pink-pink call just before he takes off in a huff.
Most times it's shouted, apparently aimlessly.
But it is also their alarm call to others that, a: a Magpie or the local Tawny Owl is looking for a bedtime snack, they will infact attack a nest of young and adults and return till it's destroyed


paul.