Amusing Bird Stories - 07/25/01 05:39 PM
My singing bird clock, hung near a window in my upstairs bedroom, has given me hours of enjoyment. One morning, however, I realized it must be defective. Every time the mourning dove “called” to mark the 7 a.m. hour, it not only “rang” once, it did it twice!
The next day, the same thing happened. Surely something was wrong.
I finally solved the puzzle when I looked out my window at a nearby tree. There in the branches was a mourning dove answering my clock like a singing Casanova.
Since then, I purchased a second singing bird clock that features birds from around the world. It’s a refreshing change from the familiar sounds I hear in my backyard.
The first time this clock went off, however, the regular avian chatter in the yard came to an immediate halt. Hushed twittering followed the silence. It was as if these birds were saying, “[I]Who[/b] was that?”
Contributed by Donna Walsh
Simi Valley California
Birds and Blooms, August/ September 2001
[This message has been edited by Cathy Sears (edited August 20, 2001).]