Secretive
The return of warm, sunny weather brought all the remaining dragons out to play on the Avon this morning. I don’t know if they realise that their time is running out, but there’s been far more evidence of mating activity … Continued
Charismatic
The storm worked its way through overnight, and by this morning the weather was calm, though it wasn’t especially warm and the light was dreary. Still, I was anxious that Amy might have seen off the Migrant Hawkers – usually, … Continued
Missing link
I went to Croome this afternoon for another look at the Glossy Ibis, but there was no sign of them either at the lake or out along the ‘river’. It’s possible that they were roosting under cover of vegetation on … Continued
Succeeding
“Are you trying to photograph dragonflies?” said the young man, with a kind of laughing sneer. I returned a bland smile. “Trying,” I replied. “And succeeding.” As he turned away he let out a quiet snort, which for a split … Continued
Yaffingale
This is a first winter male Green Woodpecker – his sex shown by the the red centre that’s starting to appear in his ‘moustache’, and his age apparent from the remnants of juvenile brown and white plumage still showing through … Continued
Wardrobe malfunction
A planned family get-together in the Shire was cancelled this morning because at least three of the four adults involved were feeling viral, and no-one wanted to share anyone else’s germs. So H stayed up in the Frozen North with … Continued