Outside the Village

 I ventured just outside the village about a week ago. It was a short walk but enjoyable.

Male Yellowhammer.

Buzzard busy doing its thing.

Then was chased off by Crows.

A small flock of Long-tailed Tits were flitting about in a hedge.

This female Roe Deer came out of some long grass.

Followed by a male. The antlers on this male are no longer covered in velvet unlike the antlers on the other deer I have seen recently.

They both came out into a field where they grazed for around half an hour.

I was behind a Hawthorn bush so I was partially hidden.

However, the male kept an eye on me.

While I was watching the deer this female Kestrel came out to hunt.

I didn’t see it catch anything.

The male however had more luck. He came low across the field right behind me and landed on a trailer with a Vole in his talons.

What is it with Hares I was just about to leave when this one came out of the long grass into the field.  It stopped briefly then hurried off.

Snow on the ground

 These images, and there are a lot of them, were taken ten days ago when we had a little bit of snow on the ground. By the afternoon, when I went around the village again, it had nearly all gone.

This young Row Buck was on the wrong side of the fence to its mates.

He was panicking a little.

I did see him manage to get over the fence at the third attempt.

This Mistle Thrush seemed to be guarding this mole hill from allcomers.

Another Mistle Thrush keeping an eye on me.

Yet another Mistle Thrush on a post there were quite a few around.

Fieldfare.

There was a mixed flock of Thrushes and this Redwing is my favourite image of the day.  

Another Redwing.

Female Kestrel flying by.

I think I mentioned in a previous Blog that she seems to have a favourite tree here she is sitting in it.

The male Kestrel out hunting.

Treecreeper. 

I have seen two Treecreeper but whether they are a pair I don’t know.

This one has found what looks like an ant to eat.

Song Thrush.

Woodpigeon.

Goldfinch.

Magpie looking at me looking at it.

A couple of Curlew.

As I said earlier the snow had nearly all gone when I went out later. The light had all but gone too and I was just about to leave when this Hare ran across the field.

And stopped in front of me.