Darrick wood Warblers -Les Parulines


Thoughts in Darrick Wood by Trevor Morgan 26 March 2020 (traduction française ci-dessous)

Spring in Darrick Wood is gaining speed; the flowers are starting to bloom, and the trees and shrubs are starting to bud. The birds are starting to nest. I have already seen the first brimstone and peacock butterflies!

Very soon warblers will arrive to nest and produce next season’s young. We have three types of warbler in our woods: blackcaps, chiffchaffs and garden warblers. They arrive from southern Europe and Africa in April and fly away after the summer. The climate is changing, however, and our warblers are starting to decide to stay rather than migrate. We have not observed this happening in Darrick Wood yet.

Our migratory birds add diversity, colour and song to our bird population, and make our woods a better place to behold.  But, if we make life difficult for them, then they will fail to reproduce, and fail to return. It is amazing how migratory birds travel by instinct and this is one of the true wonders of the natural world.

So, three cheers for the migrants, and for their resourcefulness and stamina. They are a shining example to all of us.



Pensées dans Darrick Wood par Trevor Morgan 26 mars 2020

Le printemps à Darrick Wood prend de la vitesse ; les fleurs commencent à fleurir, et les arbres et arbustes bourgeonnent. Les oiseaux commencent à nicher. J’ai déjà vu les premiers papillons de soufre et de paon!

Très bientôt, les parulines arriveront pour nicher et produire les jeunes de la saison prochaine. Nous avons trois types de paruline dans nos bois : les fauvettes à tête noir, les pouillots véloces et les fauvettes des jardins. Ils arrivent d’Europe méridionale et d’Afrique en avril et s’envolent après l’été. Le climat change, cependant, et nos parulines commencent à décider de rester plutôt que d’émigrer. Nous n’avons pas encore observé ce qui se passe dans le bois.

Nos oiseaux migrateurs ajoutent de la diversité, de la couleur et du chant à notre population d’oiseaux, et font de nos bois un meilleur endroit pour admirer. Mais, si nous leur rendons la vie difficile, ils ne réussiront pas à se reproduire et à revenir. Il est étonnant de voir comment les oiseaux migrateurs voyagent par instinct et c’est l’une des véritables merveilles du monde naturel.
Donc, trois acclamations pour les migrants, et pour leur débrouillardise et leur endurance.

Ils sont un exemple brillant pour nous tous.

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