Friday, December 18, 2009
Taplow
I opened the curtains this white morning to see a sparrowhawk zooming low across the gardens. A bit later, a flock of lapwings flew north-west. Wood pigeons flying over looked unusually beautiful thanks to being under-lit by the snow.
I walked down to Maidenhead to shop for Christmas cards. As I followed the path round from Rectory Road onto Berry Hill, I noticed the left-hand dent in the fence. By the time I returned, the right-hand dent had been added. The drivers must have misread the arrows as meaning "Hit fence here".
Late afternoon, I threw some scraps out on the patio and was surprised when a couple of pied wagtails flew down. It might seem a common bird to get excited about, but these were the first pied wagtails we've ever seen in our garden.
A male blackcap and a wren were also around.// posted by Christine @ 8:12 AM 
