As Halloween approaches, the first frost of the autumn landed in the garden.
While it wasn’t particularly harsh, it’s certainly a sign of
things to come and the wildlife will have certainly taken note.
The rain over the weekend caused all sorts of problems for
many people and the lane we live on became a 6-8 inch deep torrent of water for
many hours.
Luckily it diverts off the lane before the house, but the
incessant rain meant the garden was a soggy mess for a couple of days.
It’s hard to understand what impact it’s had on the wildlife
around the garden, however I’m sure it’ll have impacted feeding for many –
apart from those who love the wet conditions, including the local badgers.
The garden has seen a number of visits from a number of jays
over the last few weeks, with their warning call often heard when we step out
of the house.
The bird feeders are being consumed fairly quickly, although
the peanuts are being shunned in favour of the fat snacks – probably easier to
eat!
I suspect the next few days and weeks will see the number of
birds coming into the garden on the increase, although it’ll be hard to tell in
the week as the clocks going back now mean evenings are definitely dark, while
mornings are too busy with breakfast and getting ready for school and work to
spend much time looking out of the windows in the garden.
I’m expecting a flock of long tailed tits to be seen again
soon, and it’ll signal the lack of natural food on offer.
It’s the that the food we supply to our feathered friends
becomes really important, so the garage will soon be increasing in supplies –
albeit in containers that will prevent rats and mice getting at them!
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