Creature Feature

Well today has been dogs of course and the parrot. Then on our walk Fallow deer, greater spotted woodpeckers common Jay common crow ,chiffchaff ,blue tits, great tits, buzzards and herons and the usual cows sheep horses...

I am not sure what I saw, today, but it was certainly a few small birds [sparrow size] flitting through the woods, and being chased by a large dark bird, which could have been a crow?

I would run away so fast I would not be able to count them

Every day, there are three cats visit our backyard. One mom and two kitties.

Redwings, geese, cows sheep etc loads of caterpillars hanging from the trees and... Awww cute baby storks...

18 squirrels must be a record.

Also a magpie and a handful of blackbirds. One in particularly trying to impress by rapid low flying between the trees.

After the poor showing of butterflies recently I was very happy to see a beautiful Red Admiral today. A Painted Lady too! My day got better too as, when I had just left one field path and was half way across a farm gravel road and about to cross over the stile into the next field, I noticed a squirrel coming along the field parth toward me. I froze and it did not notice me. It came to about 2 or 3 feet away, saw me, then gingerly crept past. After passing it scampered off down the farm road at a faster pace. Out in the countryside here they tend to keep their distance. In towns some can be hand fed but that's not really something I agree with.

We went to the local canal. Saw a couple of really large fish...

They were well away from those fishing for them

Hopefully i can get some good pics of what I see today.

Just 8 squirrels and a robin.

More pics that i have taken out back.
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We saw each other at the same time lol...

I have recently seen a few grey squirrels. I have seen a lot of birds. I have also seen my favourite white cat, Elizabeth. She was having a nap on my dad's sun lounger yesterday: she spent a good two hours sleeping.

She is gorgeous, too.

Yes I am the same here. The family think I hate cats but it's not the case. The local cats would love free acces to the garden as my neighbour feeds the birds so well there are lots and lots continually flying around. I went to put something into the compost bin yesterday and could not remove the lid without getting a dirty hand as it is coated in bird poo. I don't need to fertilise the apple tree lol

I think they deliberately target handrails. I find that out very often. You would think that I would remember but NO.....