Hard frosts and cold days have resulted in the garden birds
spending more time around the feeders in the garden.
Long tailed tits are now frequenting the garden, suggesting
the natural food source is running low.
A flock of around 15-20 house sparrows spent about 30
minutes hoovering up from underneath a feeder, thankfully without any of the
local cats noticing.
A pair of blackbirds has been feasting on the apples; with
three down and one to go.
The male and female visit separately, but can spend up to an
hour (without any disturbance) eating and digesting the fruit.
I do wonder if the fermenting fruit does make them slightly
tipsy!
I’ve not checked the nest box cameras since before Christmas
but, with the cold weather likely to be around for a while, January is a good
time to check in on them and see if any winter roosting is taking place.
Coming back to the feeders around the garden, it’s
interesting to see that the peanut seed feeders are finished first, while the
fat balls and snacks feeders seem to have much less attention.
This could be down to the fact the former two are easier to
pick food up from and move to a place of security, while the fat snacks need
them to stick around a feeder for a time.
I could conduct research into this, but unfortunately work
and family leave me no time.
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