Yesterday we had a cold, but beautiful winter day (close to -10°) with a haze over Øresund.
Great tits and Blackbirds are among the first visitors to take advantage of my free winter
food offer.
PS
This observation by a Finnish birdwatcher certainly also applies to the area in Sweden where I live:
As soon as the winter solstice has passed and days begin getting longer, birds that winter in the country immediately begin to be more active singers.
"Sometimes it seems as if they use the same almanac as we do," laughs Ohto Oksanen, a keen amateur birdwatcher from Nastola.
In the depths of winter, birds use nearly all the available daylight hours in their search for food. As the days get longer, they have more time for other activities.
In addition, light itself inspires birds to sing. According to Oksanen, they most often burst forth in sunshine and when feeling well fed.
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