Read an article about noise and light pollution and its effects on the wildlife. Now, that subject could be an entire college major and this was one relatively short article, but at least I did learn a few things about what the Christmas lights on my mango tree might be doing out there.
House finches are late risers and couldn’t care less. Alright then.
Robins wake up several hours earlier and get to start foraging before anyone else can beat them to it.
After we planted that tree and started turning on its lights every night I started seeing robins in my back yard for the first time in all the years we’ve lived here.
Curious.