It wasn’t exactly a snowstorm and didn’t last that long before it
melted away, but it certainly brought a sense of reality to the wildlife.
The long tailed tits have been spending much more time in the garden in
the last week, making use of the bird feeders. But they are often bullied at
the feeders, so were left pinching bits of scraps as the blackbirds, robins,
great tits and sparrows gorged themselves.
Another caterpillar found it’s way in to the house via the front door,
but I suspect it’s the same bright green one I saw a few weeks ago. The
Butterfly Conversation kindly told me on twitter that is was an Angle Shades
caterpillar.
The other darker caterpillar was/is an Old Lady. Both are moths and the
sightings are not unusual at this time of year.
The Angle Shades caterpillar might even emerge as an adult in the
coming weeks, whereas the Old Lady is usually seen as an adult in the summer.
Neither nest boxes have had any overnight ‘guests’ this week, which is
a bit surprising as this time last year at least one had some nest building
occurring.
I’ve kept the smaller hole on the new nest box as I’d like blue tits to
take it over, but I might have to rethink that and put the bigger one on, if
nothing uses it this year.
More cold and wintry weather is forecast, so it’ll be interesting to
see how the wildlife reacts as we head towards Easter.
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