Heavy rainfall over the last week has left the garden looking drab......Dogwoods add a little colour, but everything just seems a little messy at the moment.The garden is full of birds........I never realised how pretty the back of a male chaffinch is.
Seagulls fly over frequently.......Rooks leave me spellbound.....I just love it when they fly over the house, large flocks.......off to their roost.....calling as they go. I love this photograph......Why would you want to do this on a cold, damp and gloomy day? Each to their own......
Sightings in the garden:
Sparrowhawk chasing a Blue Tit (I hope it was not Blue Boy)
Weasel in the copse hunting.......
But for me the most breathtaking.......I got up at 6.45 am one day last week. I had not slept very well. I went into the kitchen made a coffee. I sat quietly in the conservatory.....no lighting......the garden was still in shadow. Looking out I saw the wings of a huge bird above the trees.......silently it flew across the garden......and landed by the side of the pond. A grey heron ......I could not move.....she had seen me.....we had contact for a few precious moments and she flew away. Beautiful.....this, for me, is what my garden is about.......the wildlife.
Have a good week.......