European Gardening: BIRDS IN THE GARDEN, 1 by rannveig

rannveig wrote:
Can't be good for the plants if winter decides to show up. It's still definately winter here and I'm glad since these mid winter mild spells tend to trick the plants into early growth that can be fatal .... at least here. The birds are enjoying the apples I put out for them, I've been a bit lazy since the snow melted, but the ground is still frozen so they need to be fed none the less.

I've seen some geese around the neighborhood grazing. A flock of the showed up on my driveway last winter - I ran in and gave the some bred, but they didn't come back for more.

Many birds that are migratory in other parts of the country stay put here around Reykjavik and are pretty dependent on being fed when it's cold (the thrushes and starlings for instance).

The geese that dropped in for a visit in February this year.