"Stephen Wolstenholme" wrote in message
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| On Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:49:34 -0800 (PST), Andrew Stucken
| wrote:
|
| I heard a bird singing all night long through the worst of the cold
| spell earlier this month. A pigeon I think. Does he know something we
| don't?
|
| It's caused by light pollution. Some birds just don't know when it's
| night and time to shut up.
|
| Steve
|

You could be right. Over the last week or so the pesky little critters have
started up here at 4 o'clock in the morning, making the dog think it's time
to get up and ask to go out for a wee.

jbm
(A not so dark) Northampton