Birdwatch: skylark's song lifts my spirits in these darkened times
by Stephen Moss from Environment | The Guardian on (#51VCN)
On my daily walk I can enjoy hearing a bird whose song is the definitive sound of the countryside
Our world is cribbed, confined and bound in as never before. Yet amid all the fear and horror, there is one silver lining, as we reconnect with nature on our doorstep. My Somerset garden is awash with birdsong: chiffchaffs, wrens, robins and a new arrival, the blackcap, all competing to see who can shout the loudest as spring gathers pace. Overhead, buzzards soar and ravens tumble, as delighted as I am to herald the new season.
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