I'm trying to clear the decks of paperwork over the next week or so, to take July off as much as I can. Once August comes, I'll be working on the auction catalogue, which takes weeks, so this is my best chance.
It's hot out there, but not in the house. There is only one window that faces south and the main rooms are west-facing, with one east and west and the other being east and south. So it's never oppressively hot, unless I've forgotten to open my bedroom window in the evening for an hour or two before bed.
I spend my early morning and evening time listening to birdsong. I'm having another go at identifying different birds - I don't have a very good ear for it, but have realised how many different ones we have. A linnet, for instance. I've never seen one in the garden, but according to Merlin, it's out there. I was told, by the guys who came to inspect the bells at the church, that jackdaws had been nesting in the church tower, which surprised me as I've never noticed any, but yes, now I know what they sound like, we've got 'em. Learning birdsong will be my mission for the rest of the nesting season.
3 comments:
Sounds like a perfect way to spend July. Have you seen Amy Tan’s book Backyard Birds? You might want to get a copy. Yes, the same writer of JoyLuck Club, Bonesetter’s Daughter fame. She describes the birds and their songs so eloquently. Plus, her drawings of them are amazing. One of my current favorite books. Archie
I imagine that learning birdsongs should be quite easy for you, as you are musical? Merlin seems to be playing up since Mr BW had to get a new phone - he broke a so-called unbreakable phone.
- BW
I've read Amy Tan's books, but not that one, I've ordered it and hope it'll arrive before I leave for Pembrokeshire. Thank you Archie.
It's when there's a lot of birds, I know quite a few but when there are 9 or 10 different species, I just don't notice the less obvious ones. Being shortsighted, I'm not very observant (I didn't wear glasses until I was 14 and then only if I specifically needed them) and so linking the bird in a leafy tree with a birdsong I didn't recognise was impossible.
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