Wednesday, January 04, 2017
A brambling was in the garden this morning.
I didn't go out until 2 pm, and that's really too late on these short winter days. And even then I spent too much time looking (unsuccessfully) for waxwings before driving round to the harbour in hopes of a glaucous. I didn't see one, but an Iceland gull was ample compensation as I haven't had nearly as many sightings of these.
It was quite distant and about to disappear round the end of the quay, so I walked out to find it and realised it was making its way towards me at the foot of the wall.
It eyed me a couple of times, wondering perhaps if I had anything to eat - but I hadn't, so it flew off and landed on the water a bit further off. The camera was now warning for too little light and I was fairly cold, so I gave up and went home.
// posted by Christine @ 9:10 AM 
