Category: Birdsong
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Stepping insideThe Yellowhammer’s Nest
It’s National Poetry Day today – and for this, I wanted to take at least one of our words about nature and its beauty back to where it belongs. I was dismayed recently to search for ‘Yellowhammer’ only to wade through a full page of political jargon before I got to the bird. Really? So…
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A visit to The Library of the Birds of London
The complete joy of hearing birdsong again is making up for a stop-start spring this year. And thinking about birds, I had a joyful visit to the Whitechapel Gallery in London last week, mostly to visit the giant aviary created by American artist, Mark Dion. Only four visitors at a time are allowed in the…
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Searching for silence in The Phoenix Garden
I’ve found a new favourite spot to read and think. Beautiful, eh? A haven of peace, probably miles away from anywhere noisy or busy? Well, no. The Phoenix Garden is a minute off London’s Charing Cross Road and just two minutes away from Tottenham Court Road. Best of all, it’s right opposite Foyle’s Bookshop, so…
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Luckily birds don’t know they are tweeting…
… because they might stop at 140 characters then. And that would be far too short. Turn your volume up and listen…. This clip above was taken yesterday at the RSPB Ynys–hir nature reserve in Wales. I was standing there trying to think how I could describe the beauty of the birdsong. And then I thought I…