Misty, moisty November weather

The weather the last few days has been typically Novemberish, with misty, moisty mornings, sometimes brightening up for a short while in the afternoon, but other times staying dull, cloudy and cold all day.On the whole though the weather for this time of year has been surprisingly mild, and there are a surprising number of flowers still in bloom.

Interestingly the days when the mist hangs heavy all day and the sun doesn't even glimmer through it, then we have a lot less activity in the garden. The squirrels are late to appear and when they do finally show up they are slower moving more sluggish. There is no bounce to their behaviour, no running , playing or chasing, it is obvious they have come out just for food, they collect it and then go back to the bushes from whence they appeared.

The birds also hide away in the foliage hardly venturing out even to feed, they are quiet and I miss their music.

However when the cloud cover breaks up and the sun breaks through  brightening everywhere, then the world of my garden changes. Almost immediately bird song fills the air, tiny wrens, blackbirds, robins, chaffinches, bullfinches, collared doves, pigeons, magpies , jays and the rest are all flying about gathering food and going about their business.

The food on the feeding stations disappears, the bird baths are filled with birds bathing and rows of birds wait on nearby bushes and branches for their turn.

The foxes are also slower to come for their food when it is colder, I suppose if they are warm in their den and it is cold outside then it is easy to tuck back down and not move until hunger drives them out to forage.

Thank goodness we don't have to forage for our food!

We still seem to be missing the tits from the garden, there is not one to be seen.