The first hard frosts since February hit the garden recently,
although one bird has been very vocal during the cold spell.
Walking around the garden and down the lanes around the
house, I’ve listened and seen a number of robins defending their territories.
The robin, whose territory includes my garden, has been very
vocal recently, and it only needs me to be in the garden for a matter of
minutes before he’s close by, hoping to catch a quick and easy meal via my
presence.
Life in the garden is definitely tough at the moment; the
leaves have fallen from the trees (apart from the evergreens), the ivy has
stopped growing and the food in the bird feeders is reducing quicker than any time
in the last eight months.
I’ve spent some time walking up and down the lane recently,
and there’s often a flock of redwings and fieldfares knocking around, sometimes
with blackbirds on the outskirts of the group.
It’s great to see birds that are not around in the summer, the
winter equivalent of our summer swallows – albeit I slightly favour the
swallows!
One thing that has surprised me is the strawberry plant
producing fruit (only two though) in the last week.
Each strawberry was not quite fully red, and didn’t look particularly
appetising or edible, but it shows the capacity of the plant to produce in the
colder months.
As we head towards Christmas, the darkest days of the year
approach, so the wildlife will be paying particular focus on the weather
conditions, as will us humans.
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