bird seed – Jill Orme Photography

10 Feb 2026

Marshy

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Having consulted all my weather forecasts this morning, I concluded that the best of the available conditions were likely to be found north-east of the Shire, so I made a return visit to Brandon Marsh. Which was… marshy. The five-hides … Continued

26 Jan 2026

Efficient

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Brandon Marsh used to be part of my usual beat, but fell off it about five years ago, after a couple of trips when most of the marsh was flooded, the hides were inaccessible, the café was closed, and I … Continued

7 Jan 2026

Splendid

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Today it was my turn to have to go to Stratford, for routine check-ups with my dentist and hygienist. To my genuine surprise, I passed both exams with flying colours – dedicated oral self-care having been pretty low on my … Continued

5 Jan 2026

Snow

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire, Weather | 0

We got up this morning to a light overnight dusting of snow. It was still bitterly cold, and as R had to be in Stratford this morning for an appointment with his optometrist, I thought it would be a nice … Continued

11 Jul 2025

The food chain

by JDO | posted in: Family life | 0

The Boy Wonder has come to stay with us for the weekend, and as we often do, we effected the handover from his mother in the car park at Slimbridge. “It’s two nights, right?” he said, clearly anxious that there … Continued

21 Feb 2025

Surprise

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The Boy Wonder is coming to stay tomorrow, and because it’s recently occurred to me that many of the toys we have here for him aren’t age-appropriate any longer, and it’s forecast to be a stormy weekend, I went on … Continued

12 Feb 2025

Brave

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After lunch with R in Stratford I went for a walk along the north side of the river, which ended in Holy Trinity churchyard. There was a lot of bird activity going on, and in the half hour I had … Continued

4 Feb 2025

Colourful

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It was too windy for owls today (or so I decided, even if what that really meant was that I didn’t fancy being up on top of the scarp in dubious weather conditions), so I went to Stratford instead, where … Continued

24 Jan 2025

Sensible

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This was the second time I witnessed this Nuthatch managing to get three sunflower hearts in its bill at the same time – a few seconds earlier it had achieved the same feat, but then spoiled it by getting overambitious, … Continued

18 Jan 2025

Floof

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I don’t claim to know much, but until today I believed I knew that Goldcrests are entirely carnivorous, eating only small spiders, insects, and larvae. However, my new RSPB Handbook says that they “…will sometimes eat small seeds” – and … Continued

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