I'm still snowed in as far as the car is concerned. The problem now is the smaller roads. Untreated, at 6.30am they are sheets of ice. It's fine when you reach the main roads (all bus routes are gritted) so it was an early trudge through the ice and then a bus to the station. While waiting at the stop, I noticed some rabbits out in the field. Impossible to see them in this shot, but they're somewhere on the far side.
South Downs before dawn
The thaw has started, but there's still snow on the ground in London.
Regent's Park at lunchtime
The squirrels were hungrily seeking what food they could.
Town squirrels lack all propriety, and these ones are given to clambering up anything that's not moving. Including me :right:
The lake was frozen, as you'd expect, though this bar-headed goose seem unconcerned about such things.
The herons were also active. A number were perching in the trees (see the second shot above), but not all. 
The Canada Geese were congregating nearer one of the entrances where there's plenty of human traffic (= food), along with the pigeons, coots and a trio of mute swans.
No rats (I looked), but a winter entry isn't complete without one small creature in the snow… so here's the perfect winter bird: a robin in the snow. :smurf:
Camera note: all shots taken with the Panasonic FZ45.
SittingFox
21 Dec 2010:eyes: Does that squirrel have such bad eyesight that it thinks that you are a tree? :left:
That first photo looks exceedingly chilly :smurf: I'm actually surprised at how much snow there is in Regent's (I only saw St James' from the office window, but it didn't look like more than a heavy dusting).
At least the weather must be making the bar-headed goose feel at home!
Words
21 Dec 2010Adele, well if it did think that it was disappointed.
The temperature this morning was just below 0º, but not too bad. At least there was no wind chill. I was quite pleased (and surprised) to find quite so much in the park. The animals seem to be coping well, and I saw several of the regular 'feeders' handing out rations to the birds and squirrels.
Flying Red Fox Blog
22 Dec 2010LOL at the Squirrel climbing up your leg! There used to be a Squirrel in Hotham Park that did that.
Interestingly they havent been out at all during the snow, i guess they are so fat that they live off their reserves in their Dreys. 😛
Words
22 Dec 2010Mark, they're cheeky little things, ever hopeful! Though I don't ever take any food with me (apart from my own lunch!)
I suspect the London squirrels have realized that the park is always full of people who will bring food, so have learnt that hibernating is counter-productive. It may be different in Hotham Park as there aren't so many people about all the time.
Flying Red Fox Blog
23 Dec 2010Now all the snow has melted they were out in force today, i had 6 of them following me at one point! 😛
serola
23 Dec 2010Originally posted by Flying Red Fox Blog:
:eyes: Coming and going it is, the snow I mean. A little bad timing for white Christmas. I kind of hope you get some more till 25th.
Words
23 Dec 2010Sami, most of the snow seems to have gone now. It's still very icy and there is some snow of the ground, but nothing like as bad as it was. :psmurf:
Words
23 Dec 2010Erwin, thanks!
Words
23 Dec 2010Mark, so they were just hiding away through the worst of it. Good that they are running around again. 🙂
serola
27 Dec 2010So, how was the actual Christmas day? Yesterday we got snow more than our share :faint:
Words
27 Dec 2010Sami, no more snow here (thankfully!), but the thaw is very slow locally.
serola
28 Dec 2010Originally posted by Words:
New word learned!
Words
28 Dec 2010Wulpen
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