Overcast, 14º, light rain, no wind.
04:30.........................I woke up early this morning
to the song of a Wren in the garden
just outside the window, got up, made a cup of tea and decided to sit by the
living room window and listen to the limited dawn chorus around the garden.
The Rooks and Jackdaws were leaving the rookery and
constantly calling and the Robin
started up followed by Blackbird and
Song Thrush, a Crow called as did a Moorhen.
Shortly after a couple of Wood Pigeon
started up and a Great Tit, Collared Dove, Blackcap, Chaffinch, a
distant Pheasant heard, a Blue Tit, 3 Mallard appeared in the garden and a Tawny Owl called in the meadow and a Chiffchaff started singing.
By this time it was getting light and a few birds started to
appear in the garden to feed.
A little later I heard what I thought was a branch break and caught sight of a Grey Squirrel drop from a tree
and plunge into the birdbath, immediately shaking itself off it raced back up
the tree only to get knocked off again by another squirrel and drop to the
ground by the trunk of the tree. After I stopped laughing I saw that there was
some kind of dispute going on and both the squirrels shot off along the trees
to the other end of the garden and I lost sight of them. Pity is was not light
enough to get a photo!
I would only give the Squirrel 2 out of 10 for the dive as
it landed with a belly flop in the birdbath and was far from Olympic standard!
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| One of the Squirrels from yesterday (courtesy Loren) |
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