The cold weather has been interrupted by milder conditions, but the
colder easterly winds should have enabled our winter visitors to arrive here
without too much trouble.
Any warmer weather might tempt insects to come out, which will in turn
feed birds and allow them to save the fattier foods for when they’re really
need them in colder conditions.
There’s not been too much action in the garden, although a robin is
making its presence felt with a few songs and ‘look-outs’ from several popular
perches around the garden.
A male blackbird has been making the most of a decaying apple, which is
ignored when it was thrown outside more than a week ago.
The nest box cameras will be looked at this weekend, cleaned out and
cameras checked for the picture. Hope remains that next spring they both will
provide some decent images of eggs hatching and chicks growing.
The birds will be getting a little shock in the coming weeks as the
trees will be trimmed back, although the canopy next year might bring better
cover for them to manoeuvre through.
Plant life is very much on hold, although a couple of rose flowers have
recently bloomed and some snowdrops are emerging.
Time will tell if they will now delay, but with mild conditions
here at the moment it’s likely that some growing will occur.
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