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[Oh_hunnihunni]

Good morning.

Overcast and warm. 

I'll always remember as a child watching a harassed little warbler rearing her enormous (compared to her) shining cuckoo chick. The huge tree was right next to the lounge so it was a fascinating experience observing, as he left the nest (probably couldn't fit) and sat on the branches as she flitted about feeding him! 

I guess I should too venture out and think/do something about Xmas shopping, preferable before school finishes. 

Someone else who looked up petticoat daffs ... very pretty and I haven't seen before.

Time to move. 

Enjoy the day all.

We definitely have grey warblers, but it was a year or so back we noticed this strange bird, a real youngster, on the wires, one we couldn't identify. I wondered then if it was a cuckoo but couldn't find the right info that fit. It was pretty  young to id the calls, but this latest calling is definitely adult shining cuckoo. I suspect it is the same bird or its parents returning to find a suitable adoptive family. I played the youtube recording back at it but it didn't respond, though I haven't heard it since, so maybe it has left in disgust, lol.

No doubt we shall see.

Btw, the leaves on petticoats are not like daff leaves. They are more like chives, and lots of them with repeat flowers. Nice addition to spring flower planting.