David

Clouded agaric mushrooms growing amid the debris of the leylandii trees they were growing under. Spotted when passing a front garden.

The ground under leylandiis often doesn’t have anything interesting to look at. Occasionally, as here, there are some determined fungi.

Snowman by the road in Compton, complete with (snow) top hat, monocle and bow tie.

The mistlethrush (previous post) decided it needed to cross the road to take up guard closer to its rowan berries.

Shortly after the mistlethrush of the previous post arrived, it was followed by a party of the waxwings which it was on guard against.

One of this group landed in the same tree, to be watched with suspicion.

A mistlethrush perches high in a birch tree, on watch to protect the rowan berries in its territory from a flock of waxwings.

Bullfinches feeding even when the snow was falling. This male was perching while he waited for a place on the bird table.

Male on the bird table.

A paler-coloured female eating as she stands on the edge of the bird table.

Another male nearby taking his place in the queue.