Final Birds from Elveden

A final set of birds from the Elveden holiday for the records: Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Great Tit, Greater Spotted Woodpecker and Jay. the Jays came right to the patio able so these are full-frame images - just to make Phil jealous as they are normally very wary birds.

Aggressive Siskins

The siskins are very small birds but they certainly have big ideas and will see off much larger chaffinches and anything else that comes to the feeders. Perhaps this accounts for their rise in numbers in recent years .

Snowy Day in Toft

Overnight snow followed by a rosy dawn couldn't be ignored so I spent a couple of hours around Toft taking the coloured skies and my favourite trees.

As I was walking back, saw four hares playing in the rape field. They were so engrossed in play that I got relatively close though not close enough for a 70-200mm lens.

From the Bird Hide

A variety of the birds taken from the hide - Lesser Redpolls, Siskins, Chaffinches, Long-tailed Tits and Brambling.

From the Window in Elveden Forest

Selection of wildlife seen from our villa window.

Center Parcs Wildlife

I am spending a few days at Elveden Forest with Sadie and El. The birds and squirrels are very used to people and visit our patio. Here are the best of today's effort. The Jay came much closer but I wasn't ready with the camera. I was trying for birds in flight so am pleased with the Bluetit and Marsh tit (or is it Willow?). The Coal tit perched obligingly on the branch I had erected for it.

Toft Golf Course

Four images from a walk around our local golf course. I liked the second image of the semi-frozen Bourn Brook for the juxtaposition of the bird footprints, tree reflection, snow and ice.

Dog Walking in Snow

Phil walking the dogs when the snow arrived yesterday evening.

Chippenham Park

The snowdrops are not quite at their best at Chippenham Park so I spent a bit of time with the frost on leaves and ice patterns including bubbles frozen into the ice.