Author: David

These house spiders are normally seen in late summer and autumn, when the males go off in search of females, fall into a bath or sink, and are unable to get out unaided.

This one managed to get itself into the same difficulty in March.

This bird was feeding on the ground.

This wood pigeon’s egg had fallen out of a tree, or perhaps it was knocked by whatever ate most of the contents.

The furry-looking catkins of the pussy willow.

A bluetit taking a pause while eating from a peanut feeder.

One of the few fungi which carries on growing even in the cold season. It grows directly from the trunks of deciduous trees, here a horse chestnut.