Make a bit more time for birds
Being in your garden watching birds feed on the many varieties of food on feeders and splash in the bath is one of the joys of life, whether you live in the town or country.
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The Song of the Sparrow
First bird song of day two of my 12 Days Wild came from a small chorus of house sparrows, which almost made me forget that this bird is now on the Red List (highest category) of Birds of…
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