Let it Snow! Let it Snow!

Last night, after a Winter lacking in the magic white stuff, 6 inches of snow fell on Suffolk! So of course the day involved ringing and photography. Phil spring trapped a Black-headed Gull and Common Gull on our shed roof and then we spent time out locally where I photographed Yellowhammers and a good thrush mix of Song Thrush, Redwing, Blackbird and Fieldfare. The sudden harsh weather conditions forced these birds onto garden berry bushes where they frantically removed hundreds of berries, totally unfazed by humans walking past along the pavements and thankfully - me with my lens! A great snow day!

A Little Quite Late . . .

Late afternoon & we headed out to ring our first pulli of the season - 4 Song Thrush chicks, quite big & constantly open-mouthed & begging for food - fantastic! After ringing these & on the way back home, we came across a pair of Little Owl - sat perfectly poised on an old branch next to the road - what an unexpected photographic opportunity - glad I had my big lens as well as my macro!