That's a Monotonous Lark. And I suspect it lives a very monotonous life. Most of the time . I reckon that he/she's wondering what the hell he's going to do next. So ..... the birds wake up. Then they find food and eat it. Then, in the fullness of time, they have a shit. But then what ? They don't need to eat for a while. They don't really need to do anything much. Except in the breeding season. So ... what do they do ? Most of the time. Maybe they just keep on eating and eating and shitting . A few minutes of preening maybe. Occasionally they might have a scrap with a rival. But they can't do that all bloody day. And nor can the rival. And they can't hide all day .... boring ! Maybe they just do more and more sleeping. Most of the time. Does anybody know ? When they do eventually die, maybe 90% of the time it is from sheer, monotonous, stultifying boredom. Most of the time. The truth of the matter is, none of those top researchers can be arsed to study " bird boredom" ... there's no appeal in it, no excitement. Nobody wants to read an account of a " A Boring Uneventful Day in the life of a Robin." And nobody wants to write one. There's no money in it ... no book sales, no hour-long TV documentaries. No Ill Body, no Piss Crack'em. But now I've written a fascinating article about it on here, maybe somebody will have a go. But it won't be me.
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