Soggy
Well. I wasn’t expecting this. The forecast for the day, on the last occasion I’d checked, had been for light cloud but no rain, and this was indeed the situation when I got up. The light wasn’t enticing enough to … Continued
Sunday brunch
Walking into the kitchen half way through the morning, I was pulled up short by the sight of this great spotted woodpecker brunching on peanuts. We have two peanut feeders, but the woodpeckers will only use this one, which is … Continued
Corn bunting
The corn bunting is a red-listed bird in the UK, meaning that it’s regarded as severely endangered, because its population has declined by 90% over the past half century. This is almost entirely due to changes in farming practice, with … Continued
Clinging on
After two days confined to the house I was raging to be out and about, so I took advantage of a lull in the weather this morning and walked to the Vale Landscape Heritage Trust orchard at the foot of … Continued
Hyperactive
I was on my way back from an nearby nature reserve, where I’d photographed stonechats, yellowhammers, corn buntings, and (rather strangely) a single female reed bunting, and had watched with joy as a skylark made its singing ascent into the … Continued
