Hanging on
My dentist gave me a cancellation appointment this morning, so I went into Stratford to have my tooth re-filled, and then met up with R, who was also in town. We were both feeling a bit fed up, and food … Continued
High fashion
R had to go into Stratford early this morning to pick up his new car, and I went along too, dipping out of the bit where the salesman talked him through every knob and button and lever and safety feature … Continued
Distraught
I first spotted this male Mute Swan as I was walking over Lucy’s Mill Bridge, and realised that he was completely beside himself about something, but it took me several minutes to see beyond his fury and unravel the story … 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
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