Monthly Archives: January 2019

Went to Stratford. Walked along the river and photographed some redwings. Bought ear drops to try to remedy the sudden blocking of both ears. Had coffee with R. Got interviewed by Channel 5 News about Brexit. Went to the bank. … Continued

I thought, I can’t post another tufted duck! – and then realised that I haven’t blipped one since New Year’s Eve. And as I doubt they’ll be gracing their winter quarters for much longer, I decided that you probably wouldn’t … Continued

A perfect storm of icy drizzle, mud, and emulsified car exhaust emissions created a truly exciting road surface for the roadster driver, on my trip to Coventry this morning for a free car health check. I only lost the back … Continued

Shelducks are relatively big birds – somewhere between a mallard and a small goose in size – but you’d need to be elephantine to be unperturbed at the thought of a crane landing on you, and these drakes were thoroughly … Continued

I finished refilling the bird feeders this afternoon, walked back into the kitchen to fetch the camera, and by the time I reached the lawn again this squirrel was already up in the apple tree, heading for the bird seed. … Continued

On a wet and dreary morning, my Facebook timeline was brightened up by some orchid photos in one of the photography groups I belong to. I wasn’t minded to go out today, and seeing these shots – which were all … Continued

R and I did gardening this morning (eeeurgh), and then rewarded ourselves with a late lunch in the restaurant at Hillers – which was delicious, and very good value. While R lingered over his coffee and a newspaper I went … Continued

The ISO here is sky-high, but I haven’t done much to smooth it out because I don’t want the blackbird to look as though she’s been Botoxed. I was walking along the east side of Holy Trinity church in Stratford … Continued

I woke this morning to bright sunshine and a dusting of overnight snow, so before giving in to the temptation to go out in search of wildlife I pottered around the garden with the macro to see what I could … Continued

A good day today, in terms of both birds and photography. I made a snap decision, despite an iffy weather forecast, to zoom down to Slimbridge, where I promptly bumped into one of the regular owlers, heard all the owling … Continued