I had a very poor night's sleep due to the onset of quite severe side-effects to my Covid-19 vaccination the day before. I was very pleased that my turn had been reached for the vaccination but the side-effects were unwelcome if not unexpected.
Nonetheless, the return of the "night singers" and my insomnia did enable me to listen to the beautiful song of a male Blackbird for a lengthy period of time in the cold, clear and still air of the middle of the night although he was silent when I woke up again at 4:30 a.m.
Take these broken wings and learn to fly,
All your life,
You were only waiting for this moment to arise."
When I woke up again at 6:15 a.m., I heard the much less melodic sound of calling Canada Geese as they flew over followed shortly afterwards by the loud calling of Herring Gulls.
I record the former very occasionally from my flat but I see and hear the latter on most days when they are sometimes joined by the odd Lesser Black-backed Gull.
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