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I do love the Dawn Chorus, really

Joey Jones14 Comments

I took one for the team today. Well, for my immediate neighbourhood, anyway. 4.40am and a young family of blackbirds were hungry. Their relentless protests were never going to cease until someone helped the parents sort it

It’s the rent we pay for living in this beautiful world ( however hard man tries to feck it up)!

So, clad in only summer nightwear attire and winter boots….(Yes, dressed in the dark syndrome) I ventured out with my box of tricks.

Dried mealworms went into a shallow dish of water ( to help things along with the little ones) Some cheap mixed seed which seems to thrive and grow amongst the gravel. Old  ( but no green spots involved- that’s a killer- one spot of green means the whole batch is shot!)  bread rolls I hated. Suet sprinkles, they’ll only eat at a push, a cut up apple, some grapes and a few piles of porridge oats. It took about ten minutes to sort the breakfast banquet and another ten for the madness of the dawn chorus to settle. But they did

I reckon by 5am peace was restored. I climbed back into bed and then the dog showed an interest in going out. Great!

14 thoughts on “I do love the Dawn Chorus, really”

  5. That was good! I have a feeder full of fat balls, and more scrunched up on the bird table. Mango (only the best in south London!) Green apples and bread. And lots of water. I think our little Robins, sparrows and blue tits have fledged. There are so many more than ever before.

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  6. Ah, the unsung heroes of the early hours! Fair play to you – there’s something kind of magical (and slightly unhinged) about being out in nightwear and winter boots, playing breakfast chef to the feathered locals. The world needs more of this kind of gentle rebellion against the chaos. Hats off to you for paying your rent in kindness this morning!

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