For me seeing the first swallow is a pivotal turning point in the seasons, this little bird with erratic expert flight, flying low along the fields then straight up into the sky with rapid aerial acrobatics is having fun and is happy, or so it seems from its chatty song. Whilst there have been other season markers already, it’s the swallows that really…
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