Cyanistes caeruleus – Jill Orme Photography

15 Nov 2024

Attitude

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

As we were out and about in Warwickshire this morning, and it was TGIFday, R and I decided to go to Hiller’s for lunch. As, it turned out, had most of the senior population of the county. R suggested I … Continued

23 Sep 2024

Watchful

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

It rained for the entire day – at some points only lightly, but at others the downpour was torrential. The ground in this area managed to absorb it all though, so things could have been worse: parts of Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, … Continued

8 Jan 2024

Floof

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

There’s not much to say about today, really: it was cold, it was dark, and it tried briefly to snow while I was in Stratford, but lost interest after a couple of minutes and gave up. This little blue tit … Continued

4 Mar 2023

Alert

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

Another day of heavy cloud and bitter cold, which is now getting quite boring. I’m still fighting the latest virus, and currently losing, so I spent most of the day in the warmth of my study, getting useful things done … Continued

17 Feb 2023

Stormy

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

They’re calling this one Storm Otto, and it was forecast to be bad in Scotland and northern England today, with winds of 75-80mph. I haven’t seen any news reports of severe damage though, and I hope this means that it … Continued

23 Feb 2022

Windswept

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

After doing a couple of bits of cutting back in the garden this morning, I fetched the camera and sat on a garden chair in a (reasonably) sheltered corner, waiting to see if the birds would accept my presence and … Continued

22 Dec 2021

Scruffy

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I’ll just go to Hiller’s for an hour’s peace and quiet, before the madness of Christmas really kicks off, I thought. Well, you know that proverb about the best laid plans…? When I arrived in the garden and heard the … Continued

4 Dec 2021

Reprise

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

You’d be forgiven for thinking that I couldn’t be bothered to take any photos today, and had just pulled out another image from Thursday for my post: it’s obviously the same perch, and I’m almost certain it’s the same bird. … Continued

18 Jan 2021

Blue tit Monday

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

So apparently, the third Monday in January is – according to a ‘scientific formula’ – the most depressing day of the year. Except that the formula is rubbish, and there’s no evidence to support the claim. The concept was actually … Continued

25 Nov 2020

Golden hour

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

It took a full hour this morning for R and me to convince the bank that he hadn’t forced me yesterday to transfer money to a savings account at a different institution, from a joint current account to which he … Continued

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