Shorter days

[madatter]

Hi, Moved Billy into the bay window today so he can catch the last rays off summer, in the UK the days are getting shorter at an amazing rate.
I normally move him in about 4 weeks but Ive been off work so took advantage off some spare time.
Hes been like a bird on steroids today, you can he loves the sun, great to see him happy.

 

[Riio]

May I ask...why isnt your lil guy by the window all the time? Just curious

 

[wenz2712]

I have to agree with you there! It just amazes me how we can suddenly go from it still being Daylight at 9pm to suddenly getting dark at 7pm.. What makes it worse is our lack of Summer this Year, which is going to make the Winter seem very long

Codie loves the Sunshine too I am not too bad as the Room she is in gets lots of Sun. Billy looks like he was enjoying our rare sunshine today

 

[Mare Miller]

Do you all, with little sun, use the UV lights?

 

[wenz2712]

Do you all, with little sun, use the UV lights?

Yes, I have a UV light which I put on when we have no Sun at all.

 

[Eloy]

I have to agree with you there! It just amazes me how we can suddenly go from it still being Daylight at 9pm to suddenly getting dark at 7pm.. What makes it worse is our lack of Summer this Year, which is going to make the Winter seem very long

But they say that we will have a short and warm winter. And then we order a long and warm summer.

Do you all, with little sun, use the UV lights?

I have but I can't use mine. My birds are everywhere so it's waste of electricity. Last winter I move the lamp so many times, I was hoping that now I have found the best place, but no, no..
But my birds are outside very much when its warm and sunny so perhaps they know that they don't need the lamp?
I give A + D vitamin everyday to my birds. So I don't think the lamp is so important then.

 

[madatter]

May I ask...why isnt your lil guy by the window all the time? Just curious

It can get very hot sat behind all that double glass, he comes outside in the garden with us during the summer but I always put something on the cage for him to find some shade when he want some.