David

A gang of house sparrows have been dominating our bird feeders this winter. Out in some numbers, mainly for the fat balls, they have been discouraging other small birds from coming while they are there. It’s when they have been taking pauses that other species are more embolden to arrive.

Black-headed gull on the thin ice covering of the boating lake at West Park, turning its head to look around.

The squirrel up the tree is at the side of the Railway Walk; the others from around West Park. I’m not sure whether some of these West Park squirrels are obese from being fed too many peanuts, or pregnant

Canada geese on the ice of the then partially frozen surface of the West Park lake recently, goose stepping carefully and scanning for food.

More fungi which have thawed, showing no effects, after the recent cold spell. These tiny wrinkled clubs were growing in the short grass under a hornbeam on a quiet residential street.

Female blackbird on a fence. Male (possibly the other one’s mate) searching among the fallen leaves for insects to eat.