Guarding the Sugar Water

This little couple have claimed ownership of the sugar water. They sit in the tree above it shaking their wings to warn the others off. The others take no notice. Instead they fight one another to get at it. After a while the guardians look a bit bored with the wing shaking, but they keep it up regardless.

Last week we had several days, and the occasional night, when the temperature was in the mid-teens Celsius. This week, for a change, it is hovering around 2ºC. There has even been a little snow. The contrast is rather uncomfortable.