This charming story leads us through a spring day deep in the countryside from dawn to dusk. The day begins with a solitary cockerels crow and the sunlight falling on two lovebirds in a cage and three china ducks on a wall. Swans swallows peacocks geese and starlings each lovingly portrayed in Melvins signature style are among the many familiar birds that populate the pages. Intricately worked illustrations combine with a charming text making this an ideal book to read aloud with children learning to count.