Changing seasons

The light is changing so fast now, spring is most definitely on the way. Animals are finding mates and the air is full of bird song. I watched a pair of blue tits scouring the bark of a tree for food, they called to each other as they went. 

Now is a good time to get out and look for birds. In a few short weeks the trees will start 

to produce leaves and it will get harder to see them. 

A feathery lollipop

I am always happy to see these birds. Small, round, with a tiny black beak and long black and white tails they are not unlike feathery lollipops. 

They fly in small flocks, sometimes along with other sorts of tit. They flit through branches looking for insects and call to each other with little piping whistles. I was watching a flock and heard their calls suddenly change to one I'd not heard before - clearly an alarm call - as I watched a kestrel fly overhead.

They have the longest tail in proportion to body length of any British bird.

Seashore collection

The meadow collection

Fruits and seeds

Wonderful trees

Birds, feathers and eggs