Welcome back

I was pleasantly surprised this morning. I opened the blinds on the kitchen windows to be greeted by much activity. Birds seemed to be everywhere. There were at least four male blackbirds, each at their own level of the garden. A blue tit darted into the roses. A sparrow scurried around on the floor of the garden, stopping to eat anything of interest on the way. It is rare to see so many birds at any one time on the go.

It was particularly pleasing to see some of the little birds again. They disappeared with the garden makeover in 2014. There was so little by way of shrubbery or trees to give them cover especially when a peregrine falcon comes hunting from time to time. Clearly they’re starting to return. Maybe it’s the new feeders I’ve put out – we had to replace some that had blown off, shattering, in the recent gales. Whatever the reason they are very welcome.