The current good weather is holding, at least for a few days more. This is where I had lunch.
It's a good time of year for bird watching. They're busy feeding themselves are the privations of winter, and there's plenty for them to choose from. It's not, however, such a good time of year for the humble worm.
Those were a blackbird photographed at the edge of a churchyard early this morning. Blackbirds tend to keep to the undergrowth. Pied wagtails like to feed out in the open. 
I think this next shot is a mistle thrush. Partly because it is out in the open, but also the stance and the irregular patterning.
The tadpoles are continuing to develop well. The newts are leaving them alone; and more have hatched, this time nearer to the surface of the pond.
Oh, and a wood mouse has turned up in the garden. It's a while since I've seen any and they haven't yet discovered the bird feeders this year.
Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D, The birds were taken with the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens, the landscape with the EF 24-105 F4L IS USM lens, and the tadpoles and mouse with the EF 100mm f/2.8L macro IS USM lens.
cakkleberrylane
25 Mar 2011Wonderful series of photos! The first shot of the mistle thrush is very beautiful, the depth of field is just perfect. Cute little tadpoles!
gdare
25 Mar 2011So, the mouse has left hungry? :awww:
SittingFox
25 Mar 2011What a cute mouse! :awww:
I'm pretty sure that that is a mistle thrush; song thrushes have more triangular spots.
Words
25 Mar 2011Darko, don't worry, I think the mouse did ok! There were some peanuts on the ground as well.
Words
25 Mar 2011Adele, I also think they're cute, but then I thought the London rats were cute as well! Thanks for confirming the mistle thrush. I agree, the spots do seem to be fairly decisive.
Words
25 Mar 2011Lois, I was pleased with that shot of the thrush, though I had to clone out a figure in the distance. The tadpoles are doing well and are getting to that 'cheeky' stage where you can almost believe they have proper facial expressions!
Mickeyjoe-Irl
27 Mar 2011:up: We haven't had a mouse shot for a while.
Words
27 Mar 2011Mick, I know. They've been very quiet and it may not have helped that we lopped some of the tree last autumn. I'm sure they'll find their way back though.