My new neighbors.

A few weeks ago I had noticed some sounds coming from inside my wall. I didn't think too much of it, I assumed it was mice since I live in a very old country home. I went away for a while and when I came back the sound was gone. Well this week I started seeing a Starling flying past my window, and I thought I must be going crazy! Because it looked like it was landing near by.. but I couldn't see where it was going as it would slightly turn the corner of the house, just out of my eyesight, before landing. Two days ago I started hearing baby chirps coming from somewhere. I looked out the window to see nothing, I put my ear to the wall and could hear their hungry chirps loud and clear. Yes, I have new neighbors, a family of Starlings! I am just ecstatic, I couldn't ask for better company!

I now watch the mother swoop in daily, and excite to hear the baby birds chirping with pleasure at the arrival of food. I press my hear to the wall to hear the babies with more intimacy.

It's just lovely. Pressing my ear against the wall I feel as if I am listening into a mothers womb. Sometimes I play notes of my wooden flute and wonder if they can hear me.. other times while they are quiet I will selfishly tap on the wall in hopes of wakening them for company. However most of the time I just lie quietly myself, ear to the wall, calmly listening in, waiting for the mother return. It's almost as if I am babysitting the little ones.

Today I brought my cat in to listen . He laid on my bed relaxing until he heard the chirping of the family, then he perked his ears up, widened his eyes, and ran to the window without understanding that he was right beside the birds all along. Silly cat. As I expected he quite enjoys the ins and out of the daily life of the Starlings, almost as much as I do. :) He may be catching on some what now though. He watches the mother fly in and out, I expect that he can see the entrance since he has the advantage of a lower view then I. It's something that we can share together now.

We're quite lucky to have such interesting neighbors to ease drop on!