short stories
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Blackbird has spoken
There is little doubt that the ability of the blackbird to exploit a wide variety of food sources and then suddenly switch back from one to another is the main contributory factor enabling them to maintain a dense population in a richly diverse area. Among European blackbirds their closest relative is the ring ouzel, one that breeds in mountainous regions.
The Life of the Little Brook
After days of heavy rain the little brook had become dimmed and occluded by a great muddy morass. But now the muffled wind with its waft brought the sound of a slow trickle, having found a heavy boulder it made its first song.