A thrush only lives to an age of 3 or 4
And in those years it cares not for mankind\'s political fuss or wars
Emerging from a glossy blue, speckled egg in a clutch of 4 to 6
Survival mode starts, in the swaying, high cupped-nest, made from twigs and woven sticks
Soon to leave home, the brood and the tiny egg that weighed only 6 grams
Thrown into the deep end of predator-prey, intensely alert, finding food wherever it can
With the adult bird having a wingspan of between 12 and 19 inches
It rapidly fledges and grows, immersed in the secret, shaded leafy glades of natures riches
Staying out of man’s reach, a worldwide family of 193 species and 17 genera
Evolved in perfect plumage, flight, song and a touching, bold demeanour
They say there may be as many as 26 million pairs of song thrushes across Europe
Whacking snails on their anvils and tugging worms as they flit about and hop, hop
With a momentary decline from habitat loss from farming in the 1970s and 80s
They still fill the hush of evenings with their most beautiful, repetitive, songbook of phrases
Spring comes and brings the nest, eggs and incubation of 14 days, with 14 more before flight
The cycle perpetuated by a new precious brood, meticulously tended for all hours of the day and night
With the national average date for the first egg to be laid on the 21st day of April
A thrush cares not for mankind\'s wars, hatreds and deep-rooted evil