Chris Packham has admitted he would love to become a bird.
The naturalist, 63, reckons it would be great to live as a “smart” jackdaw – a type of crow. And his dream would be to fly around Corfe Castle in Dorset, nicking people’s lunches.
The TV presenter, inset, said: “In the jackdaw population there are groups of male jackdaws that never breed. Essentially they just sort of have a bachelor’s life without any of the encumbrance of responsibility.
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“And there’s always a nice jackdaw population on Corfe Castle, which is one of the most attractive ruined castles in the UK.”
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Chris would swoop on “sandwiches and scones” of visitors enjoying “a cream tea”. He is also up for becoming a speedy falcon because he reckons it would be an exciting life.
He added: “Everyone would love to be something fast and dashing. It would be quite fun to be a peregrine falcon for a few minutes and be stooping at more than 100 miles an hour. That’d be quite a thrill.”
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The Springwatch star admitted he found working on TV overwhelming and created a “scream room” in his head so he did not have a complete meltdown. The naturalist said he struggled with his autism when he landed a job hosting the BBC’s The Really Wild show in 1986.
“It was overwhelming,’’ he told Living With Disability magazine. “I had to somehow stay calm and in control in a big building, with lots of people around.
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“I had to curb my inclination to constantly interrupt in meetings, things most people with autism find difficult. The night before a show I would list on the back of the programme script what I needed to do and what I shouldn’t do in order to get through the day.
“And in my head I created a ‘scream room’, a virtual space I could go to, to avoid conflict or a complete meltdown.’’ The presenter’s new series of Springwatch starts on Monday at 8pm on BBC Two.
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