Sunday 29 November

We met up with Debbie & Dawnie had a good walk.

The Christmas tree has already had a visitor, we shall have to see what appears over the next week.

Cup fungi for ID

Harvey wondering what Arnold was doing, we all were.

Great Tit

Blue

Chilli

Harvey
Jake

Meg

Still on the mend, she is more her old self everyday.

Take care.

Friday 6 February

A cold morning, met up with Sue and her tribe & Dawnie and her two.

It was a lovely morning for a walk, the ground was hard and so the dogs stayed clean, well almost.

The bag of peanuts I put out has gone we think the squirrels finished it off as the bag was on the ground ripped open.

Plenty of small birds about, a lot of noise in the woods from the magpies, something was upsetting them and it wasn't the dogs.

We have also been hearing the Great Spotted Woodpecker at the bottom end of Spring Wood, not been able to see it.

The moles are also very active it is amazing how they can clear the earth in these temperatures the mounds are everywhere.

The field voles are also becoming active. Meg loves to nose through the tufts of grass trying to find them. This is an unusual picture as she is normally half buried with just her tail showing.

Billy looking quite grown up.

Teddy

Blue & Chilli

Heading back.

Ducks & Coots after food.

The Big Lodge half of it frozen.

Canada Goose

More Canada Geese coming for food.

What am I missing at the bridge.

Now you see what the attraction was the Dipper.

Take Care.

Thursday 29 January

George arrived reporting it was warm, it was very mild and dry.

Met Moira on her way home with the dogs.

We found Sue & Dawnie on Primrose Hill waiting for us.

Look at these two - looking like butter wouldn't melt, Chilli had just been in the water for a wash off ( she had been rolling in something awful) Blue looks like he's saying serves you right.

Cow Parsley just showing.
Sue had found some feathers a few days ago behind the top lodge - we thought they looked like swan feathers but not enough.

Sue had seen what she thought was a white carrier bag in Spring Wood so we made the effort to try and get near enough, it was what remained of a swan, must be the juvenile from the lodge, we think it is the large fox that we see in this area.

Sue scrambled down and brought these feathers for photographing.

All the white bits are the scattered feathers.
It's sad but that is nature.
Take care.