David

Another bird approaching garden birdfeeders, but carefully checking first that everything is safe. A great tit looking out carefully.

Primrose plants on the edge of Coppice Wood just before the snow started, no signs of flowers yet.

More birds attracted to a wintery garden by a plentiful supply of seeds, and of water to drink and bathe in. This time it’s bluetits.

I’m losing count. How many times has the snow been lying this winter? Here, seen on the day the latest batch first arrived

A very thin layer of snow covering the ground, with roads and footpaths clear. The West Park lakes, about half the water covered with ice. A clear blue sky, a bright morning sun, but a bitterly cold easterly wind in sub-zero temperatures.

Snow, falling lightly as these pictures were taken, makes life harder for feeding birds. Blackbirds probe the soil for invertebrates, and need to spend longer working at it when the ground is frozen.