Now the Autumnal colours have left the woodlands and fields and we are left with a wonderful stark exhibition of symmetry and sculpture of bare trees dotted with last seasons nests. On close examination twigs and branches are showing new green shoots and leaf buds.
After a combination of health problems and a catastrophic windows 10 crash (not my fault but Microsoft) this blog has been a little delayed. Bird Surveys and art work too have been held up. Hopefully after Christmas the timetable will get back to normal. 3 weeks later I am still mopping up the mess.
In spite of a hard year of severe weather events hot and cold, the trees and hedgerows are heavy with nuts seeds and berries. Many over wintering bird migrants have joined our resident population so competition is fierce for favourite spots. We have a Blackbird living underneath a Pyrocanthus bush radiant with red berries that is obviously his larder to defend over the cold months ahead.
Just very recently a raucous crowd of 30+ Jackdaws TRIED to descend on a rowan tree in a neighbours garden. This was defended by 3 Magpies already in situ. The battle was mainly about who could shout the loudest. Amongst all a Blackbird sat amongst the Magpies letting them do the work. (The magpies won and the Jackdaws left)
Tried taking on Microsft for recompense over the windows 10 crash and after several weeks of stone walling they have agreed to pay up !!
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