David

Cones ripening onthe upper branches of two types of conifer.

Rose hips and other fruit berries also get covered by the current snow.

This year there is a very poor harvest on the trees and bushes because of the wet summer we had. So putting out food for the birds is vital for their survival. They need unfrozen water too.

An upturned wheelbarrow covered in snow yesterday.

A little grebe, one of the pair in the previous post, has just submerged in the canal.

A pair of little grebes on the canal near Compton.

Every year the birds overwinter on the canal.

Diving to try to catch a small fish. They seem to spend as much time swimming under the water as on it.

Heading behind some reeds, possibly to hide. They are shy little birds.

A robin high in a hawthorn bush, singing.

It may sound pleasant to us, but a rough translation is “who do you think you are looking at?”