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5 Nov 2018

The road through the trees

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Gloucestershire, Landscape, Worcestershire | 0

I was zooming up Saintbury Hill this afternoon when this view appeared as I rounded a bend, and I just couldn’t resist it. It’s a fairly horrid piece of road, but for once there was no other vehicle in view, … Continued

3 Nov 2018

GSW

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

I took precisely eight photos today, and six of them were of this great spotted woodpecker on one of the peanut feeders. We have two of these feeders, equidistant from the house in different directions, and the other day I … Continued

2 Nov 2018

Ringtail

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Gloucestershire | 0

The news that both short-eared owls and a hen harrier have been making regular appearances in the high Cotswolds over the past week, coupled with a fine, bright and relatively windless day today, made for a positive scrum at The … Continued

28 Oct 2018

Breakfast

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Worcestershire | 0

It’s a good thing that mallards don’t eat fish – you wouldn’t want to get mugged by this mob. After yesterday’s horrible weather, this morning was cold but clear, and R and I went for an early walk around Croome, … Continued

23 Oct 2018

Pert

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

‘Pert’ is not generally a term of admiration in my vicinity; in particular, I have a (possibly unreasonable) distaste for a certain type of small, usually blonde, vacuously pretty actress who seems to get a quantity of work that’s out … Continued

12 Oct 2018

Plucky

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

I’m indebted to R for today’s blip: I was in my study, grimly working through a mountain of files, when he called up the stairs, “Sparrowhawk in the garden, if you’re quick.” I wasn’t very quick, on account of the … Continued

9 Oct 2018

Ruffled

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Today was Day 1 of Operation Attempt To Save JDO’s Canine Tooth; it involved large amounts of drilling and digging around, and I’m now as sore as. Poor me. However. As I was still reasonably anaesthetised when I left the … Continued

1 Oct 2018

Compensation

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

For about the past two decades, there has been an issue around one of my canine teeth, alternately grumbling and flaring, which successive dental hygienists have tried and failed to fix. Today I finally allowed myself to be sent to … Continued

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