Winter and appetite

Like winter here this evening, only 5 degrees right now. Birds didn't fancy exercising and ate twice as much as they have been last few weeks, just shows how the cold takes their energy levels down and appetite up.
Believe it not we had a 20 degree temperature drop in just over 24 hours!
Yesterday we had every window open in the house, tonight we got the heating on.

That's mother nature for us

Brilliant weather when lock down is in full swing as soon as the lock down is eased the weather turns back back to normal RAIN RAIN RAIN

crazy was thinking the same in the garden yesterday evening ...theres a few dodgey days on the horizon we had a snap decision to change our last race which could well be on the cards again

Strange but in the coldest weather sometimes almost no food is available to the wild birds many having to travel miles to find enough food to survive, and not in the best of weather conditions.

So no food and cold ?.

But they survive year after year.

Nature has much to teach is in many ways.

Regards.

MISTY wrote:

Strange but  in the coldest weather sometimes almost no food is available to the wild birds many having to travel miles to find enough food to survive, and not in the best of weather conditions.

So no food and cold ?.

But they survive year after year.

Nature has much to teach is in many ways.

Regards.

True Do wonder thou etc Misty about those that have heaters in their lofts as such that feel good scenario cheap electricity or they think the birds could just catch a cold maybe. & take care.

well widowers are certainly puting away more food this week especially the last few days they been ravenous flying a bit better to so hopefully they stay that way ...fuel me up

Think the hardships the wild bird have to face sorts the strong and healthy from the weak.

Many fanciers feed the weak and pay for it in the long run.

You cannot tell the good from the bad by how much they eat.

Regards.

oldstrain wrote:

well widowers are certainly puting away more food this week especially the last few days they been ravenous flying a bit better to so hopefully they stay that way ...fuel me up

how do you get them like that etc O/S Ravenous I throw the hoppers in down here for 20 minutes as such now to just let them all pig out in winter & they are eating 3/4 of an ounce on average every day or less & looking a million type dollars for it nearly    .