Birds and bathing…….

I’m trying not to be too depressed by the lack of summer weather here – it’s cool but not damp and if its not going to be warm I’d rather have some rain!  The dry weather has meant that all of our ponds are desperately low, with the exception of the two small ‘mini-ponds’ which are easy to fill with a watering can.  One of these, just outside the back door, is used constantly by birds for both drinking and bathing and the local bullfinches, still feeding on seeds around the garden, have become bold enough to use it which is wonderful.  I never tire of seeing these bright, beautiful birds which are surprisingly acrobatic in spite of their dumpy shape.  Nuthatches too use it frequently for drinking, but I have never seen one having a bath!!