Moving Day

On the day when millions of Americans eat turkey, the starlings are moving into The Lemon Fair, where they have roosted for years.

One pair has selected the space between decorative medallion and clapboard, just below the roof peak from which a view of the village opens.  Inside the building, their chirruping provides company on wintry days, their twigs sometimes fall through the ceiling cracks, and in the spring their chicks cry for supper.

Pests in the thousands, those at home above the shop number far fewer and figure in a friendlier way.

Welcome home, starlings!  Enjoy your moving day!

This article has just appeared in the New York Times, with some fascinating news about the European Starling:  http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/science/presentation-trumps-knowledge-in-starling-study.html?ref=science.