If living in Trelawnyd had a sound theme, then it would be of the chatter of sparrows.
The heavy bangs of honeysuckle which obscures most of the front door and the beech hedge and Buddleja that dominate the back garden are generally always filled with them , and boy do they chatter and bicker and chirp. Especially when the weather is warm and fine and on sunny, days when the doors are wide open and the windows let the breeze fill the cottage with the smells of the countryside.
Wood pigeons coo from their Yew tree in the Churchyard, and I can detect the songs of thrush and blackbird, the seesaw of the coal tits and the real chattering of the common chaffinch which feed from next doors’ bird table.
From the large trees beyond the Manley’s ancient still house,come the rooks cackle and caw and they add to the din so much so that when I was on a zoom call earlier my caller asked me if I owned a budgie, so loud was the calls and whistles from the garden, land and field.
Seagulls yaw, from above the Gop and buzzards often cry out as they circle the hill, and sound like cats as they do so.
It’s a bird village for sure
My part of Trelawnyd
My cottage just left of centre
Look in the churchyard and you can see my laburnam’s shadow
I want to live in a bird village! I have taken my beautiful book down from my bookshelf and enjoyed it again and again. The Lost Words by Jackie Morris and Robert Macfarlane. I highly recommend it.
ReplyDeleteI’m looking it up on Amazon xx
DeleteShe lives in a cottage in Wales!
DeleteHow lucky you are to have so much bird life around you. I'm not very good at identifying the birds in my garden. I recognise the robin, chattering a warning when next door's cats are about, wood pigeons cooing to each other and of course, the awful sound the magpies make as they attack other birds. xx
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We live on the edge of open fields and woodland so the bird life here is extensive, dawn chorus does not allow a lie-in but what a way to wake up, and evensong is glorious. We are blessed by the variety of birds - sparrows, dunnocks, blue tits, great tits, blackbirds, jays, all woodpeckers, long tail tits, coal tits, sparrowhawks, kestrels, crows, pigeons, buzzards and someone now has white doves in the area. That’s an awful lot of tits!! Have heard the cuckoo just once this year. I really love the wildlife around us and like you John we are in a bird village. Thanks for your stunning description of Trelawnyd. Jan in Castle Gresley
ReplyDeleteJan , I’m glad the sparrows don’t join in at dawn lol
DeleteWhat a beautiful place to live! Cali
ReplyDeleteI’ve appreciated it today
DeleteI think this was beautifully written
ReplyDeleteThank u
DeleteI have to say the birds in our garden are being extremely vocal at the moment. It's beautiful.
ReplyDeleteAren’t they
DeleteRobins, Blue Jays, two different species of Woodpeckers, Sparrows, Mallard Ducks, Cobra Chickens, a Hawk, and a barn Owl have all been spotted in our back garden.
ReplyDeleteThe largest variety of Woodpecker has destroyed the wooden edging in our garden.
The Cobra Chickens are shoo'd out stat as they are a protected species and very territorial if they nest in your garden. Basically you can't use it until they leave. You then pray that they don't return next year.
I’ve seen a jay just once and no cuckoos for 2 years😫
DeleteI remember the last time I took mum to England, we were staying at a place out in the country and there were birds everywhere. It was lovely.
ReplyDeleteYour village is a lovely little village. Love that photo.
It’s a sweet place
DeleteI miss the plentiful birdsong of my prairie childhood.
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DeleteLovely picture and post, John!
ReplyDeleteWe have 8 acres between our land and the property next door that we purchased in 2007 for my in-laws to live in. DS2 lives there now that both of my in-laws are long gone. Most of the land is wooded and there is a creek down the hill at the back of the properties. The bird life is plentiful and includes hummingbirds, sparrows, cardinals, blue jays, mourning doves, mockingbirds, thrush, wrens, chickadees, owls, turkey vultures, hawks, falcons, and at least one bald eagle female (she flew by at head height about a year ago and 3 of us nearly dropped our teeth in astonishment). What joy most of the birds add to life!
Hugs!
8 acres bloody hell. I thought I had enough with my field 0.75
DeleteWhen you have a large and diverse bird population, that means the environment is healthy and thriving. Not only for the birds, but the community.
ReplyDeleteYour village is a great place to live.
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DeleteThat's a nice picture of your village.
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DeleteLots of birds here too. We have an old pig trough that we keep full of water (it's got pebbles at different heights to suit a range of birds), so we get lots of visitors as well as our garden residents. The only ones I find annoying are the rooks, early in the morning.
ReplyDeleteLove that , pebbles never thought of that
DeleteHome sweet home.
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DeleteIt seems funny but true to me that the older we get, the more we notice and appreciate and come to love the birds we may have taken more for granted most of our lives. As I write this, there's a redheaded woodpecker at the feeder, tossing seeds around to focus on the ones he wants. We who live with birds all around us are the lucky ones.
ReplyDeleteYou are my inspiration when it comes to birds
DeleteYou describe it well, John. I love the sound of birds but don't always know what kind of bird I am hearing. I enjoy it anyway. :)
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DeleteYou described it all so perfectly John. And NO I haven't got a budge but along with all the lovely birdsong from 4am each morning, I now have a bloody Magpie that shouts his sodding head off right outside my bedroom window.
ReplyDeleteShoot the fucker x
DeleteYou may not have a budgie but you might like a pair of budgie smugglers All the guys wear them down under. :)
ReplyDeleteNot with my catheter lol
DeleteIt's kind of nice to be surrounded by bird noise, I think. We have some noisy birds in our garden and the Russians used to complain about them, but I enjoy them.
ReplyDeletePerhaps we should record them
DeleteThe springtime bird song sounds idyllic. No songbirds here, just occasional squawk of a gull or oystercatcher.
ReplyDeleteLonely
DeleteAlas no birdsong around these parts; you are a fortunate fellow to have some.
ReplyDeleteI no longer have a budgie, but I do have lots of budgie smugglers.
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