The patter of little feet
24th January 2020
As temperatures become milder and the rain has at last stopped, there is the hint of spring in the air.Perhaps that's why there is suddenly a little more activity in the garden.
A rotten tree trunk grown now covered in moss has become a very good spy hole for the wood mice. I think they see me coming down the garden to top up the bird feeders and a sentry is obviously posted to give out the alarm call that peanuts are coming!
Lurking in the vegetable beds the bank voles have also found a suitable feeding spot just beside the old wooden sleeper supporting the rhubarb bed. Again taking advantage of the fussiness of the birds that drop so much discarded seed they are having daily feasts of sunflower hearts.
Not all little feet are quite so welcome in our garden though as meanwhile the lawn is sadly beginning to look like a lunar landscape as the moles are busy excavating the grass.
A rotten tree trunk grown now covered in moss has become a very good spy hole for the wood mice. I think they see me coming down the garden to top up the bird feeders and a sentry is obviously posted to give out the alarm call that peanuts are coming!
Lurking in the vegetable beds the bank voles have also found a suitable feeding spot just beside the old wooden sleeper supporting the rhubarb bed. Again taking advantage of the fussiness of the birds that drop so much discarded seed they are having daily feasts of sunflower hearts.
Not all little feet are quite so welcome in our garden though as meanwhile the lawn is sadly beginning to look like a lunar landscape as the moles are busy excavating the grass.