Beyond the penumbra of fear
by Mark Cocker from on (#27ER4)
Thursford, Norfolk Occasionally one blackbird would position herself so close to the glass that you felt sure she was looking at you
A friend and fellow wood-owner has built a hide in his patch that's sunk into the ground so that windows, which are fitted with one-way glass, look out at eye-level over a nearby pond. From its interior you have the most intimate ringside views of the wildlife - which, meanwhile, hasn't any inkling of human presence.
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