Blackbird singing... not quite 'in the dead of night' but certainly towards sunset. When it's hot during the day, I find it a better option to go for a walk in the evening when it's cooled down a bit. All that spoils it is the midges! (There was a whole cloud of them up where the blackbird was perched. I tried to 'denoise' my photo, thinking it was camera noise, but it didn't work!)
It was finally about 85 around 8 pm last night. Our heat is too slow to leave for much comfort outdoors in the evening. I'm always glad to wake up early and open up the apartment to the nice cool morning air...until the sun hits it. So right now I'm enjoying the quiet, a few dogs in the neighborhood and some birds. Traffic over on the highway a few blocks away. I will do my outdoor chores soon. (watering plants, cleaning off a big storage box which needs to come inside.)
ReplyDeleteNice shot.
ReplyDeleteand now I have an ear worm , , , a nice one.
ReplyDeleteWe have many blackbirds around here, and while I do hear their beautiful song a lot (also late at night and very early in the morning), I have never heard one in the dead of night - maybe they sing then only on the British Isles.
ReplyDeleteMidges can be such a nuisance! I spray myself with repellant before setting off for an evening walk these days.