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
Independence
I had a rheumatology consultation by telephone this morning, as a result of which I had to go to Stratford hospital this afternoon, to collect some extra medication that we hope will deal with a recurrent joint flare. R drove … Continued
Pincer movement
This is not pin-sharp (it was taken at distance through a less-than-sparkling double-glazed window), but I’m posting it because I found it interesting. Green woodpeckers will excavate trees for nesting holes, and in the search for grubs and insects, but … Continued