My eyes hurt.
As a teacher, I used to get to spend time focusing on the
far-away back of the classroom, trying to guess what the pupils in the back row
were looking at under the desk and calculating whether I could sneak up on them
before they put it away.
Now all those long-distance moments have been replaced by
staring at my screen.
I am worried my bloodshot eyes will scare my pupils. But luckily the picture’s not crisp enough.
So for my current Lockdown project, I have decided to use my
ears.
The birds believe that spring is on its way and are giving
three cheers, each in their own way. I
am trying to tune in to the different calls there are out there. I’ve got the RSPB app on my phone so I can
listen to bird song and try to figure out what I’m hearing.
It can be difficult to remember, so the best method for me
is to fit words to the call, like the yellowhammer who sings ‘A little bit of
bread and no cheese.’
Today’s morsel of learning?
‘It’s me, it’s me, it’s me.’ – coal tit
So if you spot me stopped still in mid-step with a thoughtful look on my face, that is what is going on – I’m listening to a tiny
bird!
https://community.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/b/notesonnature/posts/birdsong-masterclass
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