Almanac 17–24 NOVEMBER
Nov 17, 2021
2 minutes
THOUGHTS FROM THE FIELD
When hedging in autumn, it is usual to find nests from the previous spring. Most common are the ramshackle clusters of twigs, dung and rosehips in which the woodpigeon rears its broods. They are shamed by the feats of engineering produced by the wren. Britain’s second smallest bird crafts a delicate, yet symmetrically robust,
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