It still amazes me what a difference a sunny day can make into the lives of animals, birds and all the living creatures in general. I mean when it is raining and it is general cold and miserable there is hardly any bird traffic outside and even inside cats and humans feel irritable and we are rather sluggish with less motivated to do anything.
But when the sun is out and it is nice and warm (still not as warm as this time of the year suppose to be) there is a bird traffic outside and even the cats seem to be chattering to the birds they see outside.

So after a couple of days of sunshine we saw the familiar faces of greenfinches, blackbirds, etc and even the jay seemed to have become all of the sudden a bit braver. He seems to be coming more regularly now and to stay for longer periods while before he used to be really nervous and to fly off almost immediately. It is also such a beautiful bird despite his size and one of few that you like seeing quite often in your garden although at first the female blackbird seemed to chase him quite a lot for some reason.
The woodpigeons as well have now got used to the garden and they appear to be also less afraid and even to walk in the patio near the door while my cat has her back turned. Any moment now I expect the woodpigeon to start dancing and teasing the cat like Jerry the mouse normally would have done from those old Tom & Jerry cartoons. Still it is nice to see the birds not to mind the cats and to finally realise that they are not at any threat as the cats are and they are staying indoors with no access to the garden. They can watch but they can't harm any feathered visitor.