It was a wonderful walk, birdsong blipping out from every tree and hedgerow - the repetitive "deeeee-doooooo" of great tits being particularly noticeable; and there was a spot in the ditch next to the cycle path between the two lakes that a number of chaffinch, blackbirds and dunnock were using as a communal spa. As can be seen below, signs of spring were present despite the cold, and a juvenile blackbird was making a very scratchy and off key attempt to sing from a tree top before it was chased off by an adult male no doubt fed up with having to put its wings over its ears.
A final treat - on the park near my home, a small flock of redwing took up residence for the afternoon, brought into town by the cold.
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| Frozen lichen |
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| Captivating light |
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| The author and the sprouting crocuses |
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| Life and death |
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| Snowdrops |
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| Balderton lake aglow |
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| Great crested grebe in the distance |
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| Canada goose and the skeksis like muscovy duck |
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| Gorse in flower - goldfinches were loving it! |
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| Redwing in the tree |
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