Foggy mornings
There was a promise of better weather at the end of the month but I woke up to thick fog on a couple of mornings. On the first morning I headed towards Hambledon Hill but soon realised it was as thick towards the top as well as in the valley
Village walk
On 26th February I decided to carry my camera when we went for an afternoon walk with the dogs, we would be walking round to the field where I saw the Black Redstart. I was hoping perhaps to see a male, but no luck, but the female was still there
In the Garden
There is plenty of action in the garden as we are coming up to the end of February. Many more birds are visible with definite signs of pairing up. There are plenty of Blackbirds around the house and in the street, constantly squabbling plus they are the first to start
Welcome visitors
We have a fair assortment of birds visiting our garden, but the ones I have hoped to attract don’t seem to visit very often. In past years I’ve put out Niger seeds to attract the Goldfinches but I’ve never actually seen any feeding on the feeders and I had to
Walk in the rain
On 17th February I felt like getting out for a walk to look for wildlife in the midmorning, even though it was raining on and off. I took myself off for a short walk round the lanes close to home. Plenty about, the birds are really singing at the moment, Thrushes,
Stonechat and things
I don’t normally take my camera with me when we go out for a walk in the afternoon with the two dogs but on 16th February the weather had turned from rain to cloud and sunshine and I couldn’t resist, since the weather warmed up from freezing cold and very
Winter Chill
This week has been very chilly, a bit of an understatement really as we have had temperatures well below freezing with an added wind chill bringing the temperatures down even more. I was hoping for some interesting landscape opportunities and on 11th February I decided to walk up Hambledon Hill.
Village walk
In between the rain on 5th February I went for a walk for short time (why does the time go double quick when you are watching wildlife!) to see what was about. I headed towards Netmead Lane one of the best places close to home for birdlife at the moment.