Noticed the birds were singing rather a lot today, and quite late in
the afternoon too, till at least 20 minutes after sunset. Have to
admit I don't really notice if they ever stop in the middle of the
winter, but the fact I noticed them today suggests that they do....
Since it's not exactly warm at the moment I can only guess they can
sense the increasing daylight?

Nick

wrote:
Noticed the birds were singing rather a lot today, and quite late in
the afternoon too, till at least 20 minutes after sunset. Have to
admit I don't really notice if they ever stop in the middle of the
winter, but the fact I noticed them today suggests that they do....
Since it's not exactly warm at the moment I can only guess they can
sense the increasing daylight?

Nick

Birds were singing at around noon today in Haytor Nick. Very melodious. But
then again it felt warm and spring-like with sunshine, no wind and a
temperature around 7C! The visibility and light quality was superb too and
if it were not for the bare trees, the temperature and the clothes I was
wearing it could easily have been August.

Will
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On 24 Jan, 20:09, "Will Hand" wrote:

Birds were singing at around noon today in Haytor Nick. Very melodious. But
then again it felt warm and spring-like with sunshine, no wind and a
temperature around 7C! The visibility and light quality was superb too and
if it were not for the bare trees, the temperature and the clothes I was
wearing it could easily have been August.

A bird in The Hand is worth two in bush ;-)

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?

On Jan 24, 8:09*pm, "Will Hand" wrote:
wrote:
Noticed the birds were singing rather a lot today, and quite late in
the afternoon too, till at least 20 minutes after sunset. Have to
admit I don't really notice if they ever stop in the middle of the
winter, but the fact I noticed them today suggests that they do....
Since it's not exactly warm at the moment I can only guess they can
sense the increasing daylight?

Nick

Birds were singing at around noon today in Haytor Nick. Very melodious. But
then again it felt warm and spring-like with sunshine, no wind and a
temperature around 7C! The visibility and light quality was superb too and
if it were not for the bare trees, the temperature and the clothes I was
wearing it could easily have been August.

Will
--

wrote:
On 24 Jan, 20:09, "Will Hand" wrote:

Birds were singing at around noon today in Haytor Nick. Very
melodious. But then again it felt warm and spring-like with
sunshine, no wind and a temperature around 7C! The visibility and
light quality was superb too and if it were not for the bare trees,
the temperature and the clothes I was wearing it could easily have
been August.

A bird in The Hand is worth two in bush ;-)

LOL

Will
--

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

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"Stephen Wolstenholme" wrote in message
...
| 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

On Jan 25, 12:40*am, "jbm" wrote:
"Stephen Wolstenholme" wrote in message

...
| 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

I think birds can detect dawn earlier than us, as they seem to start
when it's still apparently dark. That said, astronomical twilight
(which is the first stage when there's some light about) seems to
begin 2 hours before sunrise or end 2 hours after, so 4am at this time
of year seems a bit early.

Nick

jbm wrote:

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.

I've been having the same problem but I don't think it's anything to do with
bird-song.

--
Graham P Davis, Bracknell, Berks., UK. E-mail: newsman not newsboy

wrote:
On 24 Jan, 20:09, "Will Hand" wrote:

Birds were singing at around noon today in Haytor Nick. Very
melodious. But then again it felt warm and spring-like with
sunshine, no wind and a temperature around 7C! The visibility and
light quality was superb too and if it were not for the bare trees,
the temperature and the clothes I was wearing it could easily have
been August.
A bird in The Hand is worth two in bush ;-)


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