Cool runnings ........ ( and I'm not talking Bobsleighs )

Walking around my patch this morning two things were apparent, firstly the trees are following the seasonal imperatives and  increasingly beginning to shed their leaves and secondly berry bearing shrubs are noticeably heavily laden.

I don't wish to be negative but cooler and colder weather with all that it entails is around the corner.

This image of a Moorhen sums up the challenges that cold weather presents for our bird population when the weather closes in so please stock up with mixed seed to service your garden feeders and remember to crack the ice on your water containers to provide drinking water, every bit helps !.