Left the house as usual in the dark this morning to the sound of a blackbird singing, despite the temperature being just below freezing. Quite a few birds sing in the dark - robins particularly - and people assume mistakenly they are nightingales. It would be amazing if they were but they are increasingly rare, reliable at only a few trusted sites in the south east. Actually, I can hear a robin as I write this. Some people hate the dawn chorus as an intrusion (collared doves on chimney pots CAN be annoying) but today's early songsters for me are a hint of warmer and longer days to come..........
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