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November, December & January Luckily we have managed to plough and drill all our winter crops before the very wet weather arrived. It is cool enough now that nothing is growing, the crops are still, waiting for spring. Winter brings cold weather, and this year was no exception. December has been cold, with much of the country swathed in frost and icy roads making travelling difficult. When it is very cold and everything is frozen the wild bird find it particularly hard to find food, as most of the berries are frozen hard, and it the ground is frosty thay cannot find insects and worms, or indeed pick up fallen seeds easily if they have become frozen to the ground.  At this time of year you can greatly help the wild birds by providing them with food. Tits and finches particularly love peanuts because they do not freeze easily and are high in energy. If it is frosty, and particularly if it has been wet as well, check your feeders to see if they are frozen. If possible try to maintain unfrozen food all the time.If you have been feeding your garden birds regularly they will have come to depend on it, more so in harsh weather. It is crucial now not to forget to maintain a supply of food, as you birds may suffer without it.  All around the country hedges are starting to be cut. They are cut in winter for several reasons, the two most important being that the hedge suffers less if cut in the winter and will be more vigorous in the spring, and that in the winter there are no birds nesting in the hedges. Cutting hedges, even in your garden, at the wrong time of year can cause birds to leave the nest, or even accidentally destroy a nest. |
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