Friday 17 October

Damp & mild this morning, we had a good walk

 Arnold & George heading home - I am just beginning to notice Meg and how she has slowed down, she is still fit but now a days she is quite happy to stay with us more, then we must say she is 11yrs plus so what is an old lady in our eyes.

 This is another of the old Ash trees, it is at the top of Primrose Hill

 Another view of the Big Lodge

 Cormorant still fishing on the Lodges

 So is the Heron, only just spotted him

This was the tiniest Grey Squirrel it was frozen for a good few seconds, must have been one of this years young.

Take Care

Thursday 2 October

A glorious morning

 Mist rising from the Big Lodge

 Could not resist more photos of the Cormorant

 The now redundant Tern Raft being occupied by all the wildfowl

The swans preparing for the day

Take Care

Wednesday 1 October

Another grand morning

Cormorants still on the lodge

 Shrubby Cinquefoil-Potentilla fruticosa

Young Swan

Waiting for the oldies to get going

Take Care

Tuesday 30 September

Another dry cool morning in the Yarrow Valley

Another view of the Big Lodge

Cormorant on the Tern Raft after catching it's breakfast

One of the Heron's perched in a tree

and fishing for it's breakfast

Birkacre Rucks, plenty of leaves on the ground, it's perfect for fungi

Take Care

Wednesday 26 December

Damp and still not many people about

Cormorant drying off after catching its' breakfast

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Sunday 9 December

Mild & Damp

 Male Chaffinch

 Coal Tit

 Two Cormorants

 Kingfisher keeps coming to the sluice channel - I am also informed it is a female. Now what can we call her? Well Sue has christened her Carmen after the colourful old film star Carmen Miranda.

 Lesser Celandine  - Ficaria verna first sign of life for the coming new year

 Nuthatch

 Tufted Ducks - five males & three females

Weir from the top path

Take Care.

Sunday 17 June

Damp again

Cormorant

Oxeye Daisy - Leucanthemum vulgare

Swan parents

Cygnets

Yellow Water Lily - Nuphar lutea

Take Care

Wednesday 13 June

Dry Morning

 Common Twayblade - Neottia ovata

 Double Flowered Aquiligia - Nora Barlow

 Yellow Water Lily - Nuphar lutea

Cormorant

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Sunday 29 January

Damp

 Cormorant still fishing

 I was glad to see this juvenile swan fly down the lodge - it had just been attacked by Billy the resident male he wants the two youngsters and Lucy off the lodge as it it is getting to nesting time again.

 Three Roe Deer on the Barrow field near the new building site.

 They are struggling for hiding places

They took off toward Duxbury Woods.

Take Care.

Tuesday 17 January

Cold & Dry - I love this sort of weather, at least we can wrap up warm and enjoy the walk.

Cormorant just drying off after it's morning swim for breakfast.

Moorhen on the old raft.

Take Care

Saturday 14 January

Dry and Cold

Birkacre Rucks

Cormorants

Great Tit checking out a nest box

It might be just what we need

Take Care