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Blarina brevicauda
 
Not sure why this guy calls a robin a 'robin bird' but it's a lovely little video so I'll give him a pass! :D

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Carabus (Chaetocarabus) intricatus (bokskogslöpare)
 
Arenaria interpres

The Nature Notebook from The Times of 23 December 2023 tells me:

"... the turnstone emits a vinyl-scratch alarm call; the 'interpres' of the scientific name means 'go-between' as in the messenger who gives the tell-tale warning to other shore birds of approaching danger. The black-and-white pattern on the back of the bird's flying back is dazzingly stroboscopic, flash lightning in thunder cloud."

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I realized that for me, I associate the singing of all birds with spring and summer. Except for the cawing of crows, I guess.
And I really miss summer now. It's great that I found it in this thread)))))
We have a thaw, birds are not singing, but thawed snow and icicles are falling from the roofs. They say we'll be expecting frost again soon. 😳😳😳
 
hope said:
I realized that for me, I associate the singing of all birds with spring and summer.
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I do, also. In the UK we're supposed to associate the song of the robin with winter but I always seem to hear it far more often in the spring and summer. I can't remember when I last heard it in winter. They are easy to see in winter bc of the red but I'm convinced they sing more when it's warmer.

I think people on the coast get to hear lots of bird calls in the winter but those of us inland, we don't get that so much.

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Except for the cawing of crows, I guess.
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Crows annoy me! I like the idea of them but they are so noisy. If you live somewhere they've decided to settle you're in for a noisy old time, that's for damn sure. That said, their nests look amazing scattered through the trees.

hope said:
And I really miss summer now.
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I want to post more spring / summery stuff. It's so cold right now.

hope said:
It's great that I found it in this thread)))))
We have a thaw, birds are not singing, but thawed snow and icicles are falling from the roofs.
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Sounds dangerous! :eek:

hope said:
They say we'll be expecting frost again soon. 😳😳😳
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:(
 
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