We have been getting lots of twitters and tweets. I suppose they mean the same thing as the newer tweets over cyberspace...but, who knows?
I think the Borrego twitters must have been going on long before the people came - maybe before the mammals came. I just know that most mornings they start early, the first tweet usually coming from a nearby Say's phoebe, before daylight. A single tweeeeeeeeeet that is sure to alert the avian group that the day has certainly begun...similar to the playing of the national anthem to start TV's daily programming.
From then on, the twittering and tweeting reaches gigantic proportions...all birds join in as they greet the day and move on to their busy tasks. We do seem to have an overabundance of the champion tweeters, the common house finches, who view our shady porches as their very own territories, making this time of year very messy...at least on our patio! NOW, I think I know why they twitter so much. They are using the network to advertise the perfect finch development...eaves for nests, wind protection, water lines already established, food close at hand...what more could they ask?
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