Lucky
R and I went into Stratford for lunch today, and I took the opportunity to spend twenty minutes in Holy Trinity churchyard with the resident birds. For the first quarter of an hour I only managed to photograph Robins, because … Continued
Free runner
I only got to spend about fifteen minutes in the churchyard of Holy Trinity this afternoon, en route (circuitously) between the rec’ car park and a hospital appointment, but during that short space of time I learned two things. The … Continued
Tongue-out Tuesday
It was a nice day today, and I wanted to go owling, but tomorrow is shaping up to be long and tiring, so I managed to talk myself out of it. Instead I searched the garden for invertebrates, and managed … Continued
Teeth and claws
R and went to Croome this afternoon. The flooding that stopped us walking there with the family on Boxing Day has now gone, but it was still pretty damp and squelchy underfoot. It was also pretty cold, but a brisk … Continued
Sunday squirrel
It was a cold but bright morning, so R and I shaped ourselves, breakfasted quickly, and then went off to Croome for a walk. There’s a beautiful old plane tree close to the point at which the shrubbery walk reaches … Continued
Brown Hawker
If R and I hadn’t happened to see him fly into this yew tree, we never would have spotted him. As it was, he was so well-camouflaged that when I approached the tree I struggled to find him, and the … Continued