We have a mockingbird who hangs around my bedroom window Every. Single. Night. He starts chirping about 1 in the morning and keeps his/her happy song going, nonstop, until about 5:30 a.m. I am glad he is a jubilant critter and I certainly don't want to destroy his joy de vivre but I would like to lean out the window and politely suggest "Daytime little bird"
Mockingbird singing at night. This is not my video but is similar to what I hear each night
Oh, I would not be a happy camper. I don't do well with no sleep.
ReplyDeleteIt is kind of pleasant for the first 30 or so minutes, then it gets a little invasive.
DeleteHow unusual for it to be so vocal overnight. Maybe it's mating season?
ReplyDeleteNah, it goes on all summer. It must be some genetic predisposition for a line of mockingbirds that live around me because it has been happening at night for about 10 years. I can't even begin to believe one bird has been around that long.
DeleteGet you a bb gun and some shot. Or close the windows and get a white noise machine.
ReplyDeleteShould be a law against birds and roosters being vocal at night.
They hang out in the crepe myrtles right outside my window. If I would ever go to sleep like a normal human they would not bother me, but I am awake until well after it starts singing. Even with the window shut and the a/c noise I still hear it.
DeleteMore musical than our Wattle birds which start up well before sparrow fart with an asthmatic cough.
ReplyDeleteIrritating just the same.
Hahahahaha! Yes at least I do get songs
DeleteI imagine that would get very annoying when trying to sleep. We always have an air purifier or fan going at night because the husband can't sleep in silence so I would never hear it it.
ReplyDeleteIt is funny because the ac is going as well as an overhead fan and I still hear the blooming thing
DeleteFor us some nights its frogs-so loud. Ear plugs maybe?
ReplyDeleteI guess I could try earplugs or I could go to sleep before the singing starts. Once I am asleep nothing except a necessary trip to the bathroom wakes me.
DeleteI have a window ac going and a sound machine at my head, so that helps to shut out bird sounds. I have so many oaks and hickories plus all the smaller trees that this place is noisy all night long, albeit it far from the window. However, if the birds were right outside the window, nothing would stifle the sound for me. I have noticed you comment on my blog in the wee hours of the morning.
ReplyDeleteI am a late night person and rarely go to sleep before 3. Not a great way to live since the world begins much earlier than I would like. This sleep deprivation is my own fault and I know it, but I truly can't sleep much.
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