The magpies kept chirping "chirp, chirp, chirp" all morning, as if there was something happy.
In front of my balcony window is a cedar tree, which grows seven stories high. When its thick trunk grows to two meters high, it divides into two trees that rely on each other. It is surrounded by tiles with distinct layers. , scattered branches.
Magpies are active in the most secluded places like this, chirping, chirping, chirping, and their long tails always shake a few times when chirping. At first I thought the magpie was just playing on the branches, but after being reminded by my family, I took a closer look. I saw that the magpie was holding a long piece of firewood in its mouth, which was more than 5 inches long.
After the magpie put the firewood on the branch of the tree, it flew to the roof of the opposite building. After a while, another piece of firewood was brought from the roof and placed on the branch of the tree, and then flew to the roof of the opposite building. One *** has two "alternately" working.
During the Spring Festival this year, even the community was so quiet during the day that there was no sound at all, and signs of life seemed to have suddenly disappeared. The epidemic has trapped everyone at home. The outside world lacks human dominance and immediately seems empty, lonely and lonely.
Suddenly one morning, there was a magpie's cry outside the window, "cha, cha, cha". Several magpies shuttled between several trees, which was very lively, bringing some lively elements to the dull air, and people's mood immediately improved. The sunlight outside the window shone directly into the living room, making people feel warm. of.
For several days, magpies have been chirping outside for no apparent reason. This has not happened in several years. There are no bird nests in the trees. I wonder where these magpies came from and where they went at night.
It wasn’t until today that I suddenly realized that they were going to make a nest in the tree in front of the window. They have inspected and planned this matter countless times, and they may even have done an "environmental assessment"! After careful consideration, I finally took action to build a house and nest on this pine tree, and build my own nest with my own hands.
Why not find firewood from the ground instead of grabbing it from the roof of the opposite building? I think it may be easier to move things from top to bottom than from bottom to top. It turns out that the bird thinks so too.
The two magpies must be a male and a female, and they belong to the same family. I don’t know if they have any children. In short, we were carrying firewood one by one to build a nest. We didn’t know how many sticks we had to carry, and we didn’t know how long we were going to build it, and we had no means of transportation. Also, they only work for a few hours in the morning and are nowhere to be found at noon. Maybe they are taking a lunch break.
There is probably no such thing as real estate development, mortgages, down payments, or house purchases in the bird world. Their houses are built from local materials, using useless grass they picked up piece by piece. They don't need to buy land. As long as they choose a tree, that tree will be theirs to use.
Think about it, magpie birds are still much freer than humans. They can fly wherever they want and settle down wherever they want. The stability, defense, and safety of their bird's nest design have even been imitated by the venues of the Beijing Olympics.
When I was a child, there were always several bird's nests in front of and behind the house in my hometown, big and small, high on the branches. Seen from a distance, it looks like a soft, messy hemp ball hanging in the sky.
When the leaves on the trees fall off in winter, only the bird's nest is left alone on the tree. At dusk, the cold wind blew back and forth like a knife.
Occasionally, two or three magpies or crows fly out from the nests in the trees high in the sky, hovering in the vast sky. In the wilderness, it really feels like "dark crows on old trees with dead vines".
Although the family was in a difficult situation when I was a child and there was nothing good to eat or drink, adults and children still like to have people at home and relatives coming around.
"The magpies are chirping, and relatives are coming to my house." Where magpies are chirping non-stop, everyone will say that relatives must be coming today and clean the yard.
Sometimes it’s really magical. The magpie crows and relatives actually come. Uncles, aunts, uncles, aunts, and next-door neighbors also count.
But sometimes the magpies chirp for a day, but no one comes, and it seems to be not working.
Nowadays, there are fewer visits to each other’s relatives. First, communication tools are more convenient. If you need anything, just call or send a WeChat message and you can be there immediately. Why bother to go there in person? In addition, people are lazy and accustomed to a life of not visiting each other. The frequency of visits between relatives is getting less and less. Magpies do not come to visit relatives no matter how they call them. Even magpies have no choice.
It turns out that the magpie chirping in front of my window is no longer a prophecy of coming relatives. It is exploring the place and building a warm home for itself!
What will the world look like after the magpie’s new home is built?