This morning is wet and windy - a rook morning. They complement the gusts with their raucous calls and swerve and tilt high in the trees as one with the wind. Yesterday was frosty and then sunny - it must be April! We spotted the first cowslip buds in the shelter of the edge of Lois's field and the Milkmaids (also known as Lady's Smock or Cuckoo Flower) are out in abundance. The blackthorn is out too and looks as if a light sprinkling of snow has graced the edges of the fields.
Our six white pigeons became ten one day last week - and very soon dropped to five this week. Mum and Honey and Harvey were walking through the woods on Saturday and a carcass with a few snow white feathers dropped almost onto Honey's head as they passed under a big Oak tree. They looked up to see Mr Buzz flying away - no doubt very annoyed at being disturbed during dinner. He had sat it out until they were directly underneath though! There was an array of white feathers in Lois's field yesterday too - fox dinner, no doubt. Perhaps the other newcomers have decided this isn't such a safe haven after all - and have left again.
Mum and Dad brought us up some leftover pizza this morning - yum! Gordon x
Our six white pigeons became ten one day last week - and very soon dropped to five this week. Mum and Honey and Harvey were walking through the woods on Saturday and a carcass with a few snow white feathers dropped almost onto Honey's head as they passed under a big Oak tree. They looked up to see Mr Buzz flying away - no doubt very annoyed at being disturbed during dinner. He had sat it out until they were directly underneath though! There was an array of white feathers in Lois's field yesterday too - fox dinner, no doubt. Perhaps the other newcomers have decided this isn't such a safe haven after all - and have left again.
Mum and Dad brought us up some leftover pizza this morning - yum! Gordon x