Where the Brown Snakes Roam

Where the Brown Snakes Roam

Sparrow Bush (sound on)

Find out why that hedge you walk past is chirping so much.

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Bernard Brown
Feb 26, 2025
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As you walk past the dense evergreen hedge you can’ help but notice the cacophony of chirps. Below, the sidewalk is speckled white with bird droppings. If you pause and peer closer, you hear the soft sliding noises of tiny birds hopping their way through the twigs and leaves. Give the bush a little space, and you’ll see house sparrows emerge for a momen…

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