Countryside living. Getting on a bit. It was only a matter of time before I gave into certain impulses: I’m curious about birdlife. It’s a curiosity that’s at risk of developing into outright ...

Because the bird calls over and over again I am able to find the bird in the roadside honeysuckles. Every time I do this, I end up watching a chipping sparrow open his beak and sing. Then I look at ...