PS: The first bird you hear in the morning is almost always a magpie
(from my experience). I have bad memories of early-morning-maggies.
It all came about during earlier times in my life where I would stay
up all night. When you start hearing the magpie call from about
5-6am, you know you have stayed up too late. I wont go into the
detail, as most of you could imagine. But that early morning magpie
ring in the ears sends me back to the all-nighter days. Ooooh, I
don't know, but it's bad hahaha.
This isn't just before dawn, at the moment it literally IS all
night. It only started up about 10 days ago, I'm assuming it
coincided with the start of the breeding season. It is definite
song, not just vague sounds, always from the same direction and
aproximate volume so what I am hearing I would hazard is the same
bird all the time. In past years I have heard other birds calling in
response (as we discussed a week or two ago when it all started up)
but I haven't heard more than one this season as yet (but I also
haven't made any attempt to listen for periods either). I am
assuming it is either a territorial advertisement or something like
that, letting everyone know who has control of this particular piece
of real estate <grin> but I am wondering how it is that the bird can
sing all night and yet be active all day (as the magpies definitely
are at the moment). If they ARE calling in their sleep then they
only do it at this time of year, or at least they only started doing
so in the last few weeks. Others have been hearing it as well. It
is just that it has now become so constant here that it amazes me how
they manage to function during the day! <grin>
Cheers.
Paul T.
Higgins ACT
Cheers.
Paul Tyerman
Canberra, Australia - USDA Zone Equivalent approx. 8/9
Growing an eclectic collection of plants from all over the world
including Aroids, Crocus, Cyclamen, Erythroniums, Fritillarias,
Galanthus, Irises, Trilliums (to name but a few) and just about
anything else that doesn't move!!
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