I don't see many, when I had the birdfeeder out I saw a few long-tailed tits, and i believe, a blackcap, apart from that, and living in this dire town, only the likes of blackbirds, the occasional magpie, dove etc. No 'up up into the sky' skylarks here, im afraid.
Up with me! up with me into the clouds! For thy song, Lark, is strong; Up with me, up with me into the clouds! Singing, singing, With clouds and sky about thee ringing, Lift me, guide me till I find That spot which seems so to thy mind!
I have walked through wildernesses dreary And to-day my heart is weary; Had I now the wings of a Faery, Up to thee would I fly. There is madness about thee, and joy divine In that song of thine; Lift me, guide me high and high To thy banqueting-place in the sky.
Joyous as morning Thou art laughing and scorning; Thou hast a nest for thy love and thy rest, And, though little troubled with sloth, Drunken Lark! thou would'st be loth To be such a traveller as I. Happy, happy Liver, With a soul as strong as a mountain river Pouring out praise to the Almighty Giver, Joy and jollity be with us both!
Alas! my journey, rugged and uneven, Through prickly moors or dusty ways must wind; But hearing thee, or others of thy kind, As full of gladness and as free of heaven, I, with my fate contented, will plod on, And hope for higher raptures, when life's day is done.
Up with me! up with me into the clouds! For thy song, Lark, is strong;Up with me, up with me into the clouds! Singing, singing,With clouds and sky about thee ringing, Lift me, guide me till I findThat spot which seems so to thy m
Sparrows, blackbirds, thrushes, doves, pigeons, the odd woodpecker and now and again, a magpie. Had a resident robin for a few years now, but don't see her very often. Our dog ignores everything except the doves and pigeons, which she chases away.
Sparrows, blackbirds, thrushes, doves, pigeons, the odd woodpecker and now and again, a magpie. Had a resident robin for a few years now, but don't see her very often. Our dog ignores everything except the doves and pigeons, which she chases away.
I love the song of the skylark. I'm hearing a lot of them this year. A quintessential sound of the English Summer. We've also got a lot of house sparrows around at the moment which is nice, in fact some are nesting in my roof. Got the usual suspects - blackbirds, song and mistle thrush, dunnock, robin, wren: but we've also got a pair of firecrests regularly turning up along with some green finches. A jay is a regular visitor in the winter but glad he's not around at the moment as he'd scare all the little uns.
I love the song of the skylark. I'm hearing a lot of them this year. A quintessential sound of the English Summer. We've also got a lot of house sparrows around at the moment which is nice, in fact some are nesting in my roof. Got the usual suspects