Wolves Wild

This kestrel landed on one of the conifers behind Compton lock to use it as a lookout spot just as I was walking past.

Because of the slippery conditions underfoot, I had only brought out a moderate telephoto lens.

Railway embankment

These pictures feature the front and rear ends of the same moored narrowboat.

Growing right by the umbellifers pictured on the 14th.

During the snowy spell, the ivy berries I saw were either covered only by a small cap of snow, as here, or completely hidden in a blanket of white.

The lock icing up just before Christmas.