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Watchful

10 Jan 2021

Watchful

by JDO | posted in: Birds, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

I think this robin is probably a first winter male: he was singing a very pretty territorial song, but doing it quietly, from inside this shrub, while keeping a watchful eye out for danger. The mature robins in the village … Continued

Calculation

6 Jan 2021

Calculation

by JDO | posted in: Birds, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

I know that they’re noisy and messy, but I’m fond of starlings. At this time of year I’d usually be thinking about taking a trip to a roost site in the hope of seeing a murmuration, but unless I hear … Continued

Tantrum

5 Jan 2021

Tantrum

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Imagine getting into such a state of rage that you carry on like this, steaming up and down the river in pursuit of a younger male who’s done nothing more offensive than look at you a bit funny. Thank heavens … Continued

Strange…

30 Dec 2020

Strange…

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

This morning R and I went for what will have to be our last walk in Stratford for a while: as of midnight it will be moving into Tier 4, and non-essential travel into the area, though not prohibited, will … Continued

Pruning

26 Dec 2020

Pruning

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

R and I dragged ourselves out of bed at 7.30 this morning (slightly the worse for wear, in my case), and went to Charlecote. We would, we assured each other, feel better for it afterwards. This however, turned out not … Continued

Love

24 Dec 2020

Love

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

The weather forecast proved to be correct, and this morning was brisk but bright. Overnight the flood water in our valley had receded enough for R and me to get out of the village, so we went to Stratford and … Continued

Sad times

21 Dec 2020

Sad times

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

One of our neighbours died a couple of weeks ago, and this morning R and I went to his funeral. Having been born and bred in the parish, and lived here all his life, there were far more people wanting … Continued

Mr Grumpy

19 Dec 2020

Mr Grumpy

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

When R and I went to Broadway this morning so that I could exchange a faulty item at OKA, there was some dark and threatening weather moving northward over the Cotswold scarp, and spilling down the Edge towards the village. … Continued

Sparkling

15 Dec 2020

Sparkling

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Just occasionally, it seems, fortune still favours the righteous. The only sign this morning of my shameless overindulgence yesterday was that I woke up a little earlier than usual; whether it was the industrial quantity of crispy duck that forestalled … Continued

GND redux

14 Dec 2020

GND redux

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

When R asked me if I’d like to go for a walk on my birthday and I said that I fancied a yomp around Draycote Water, his expression reminded me of the hoary old joke about the man who asks … Continued