4th January 2022

[byslantedlight]

Because I just saved this pic for somewhere else - it's snowing up north and out to the left a bit (on the Isle of Man *g*)

Down here in the depths of Somerset though - not so much... We had rain into this morning, and lots of wind, but mostly cold - and heading into clear skies this late afternoon! I was a good girl and got bundled up and went for a walk. *g*

I disturbed the deer - two of them in the field, and I thought it was strange that they hung relatively close by as I got nearer, then realised they were waiting for their friend to cross the track in front of me. *g* They all settled down to a nice graze in the field when they were far enough away though. *g*

Then I looked up just in time to see a flock of starlings above me - by the time I got my camera out they were more scattered, but you can see how many of them! I lightened the pic to show that more clearly, which is why it looks rather bleached.

And here they are again. There seems to have been so many more starlings flocking all around the farm this year - I asked one of the farmers, and she said yes, there did seem to be a lot more this year. Apparently when they were growing maize for the cattle there used to be thouuuuusands of starlings, to the extent that they made a real nuisance and mess around the place, but they stopped coming so much when they stopped growing the crop, so she's been curious about why they're coming back this year... I just like them. Sometimes they land in the big trees in the farmhouse garden next door, and they're so loud singing all together! *g*

And a little bit of hope to end with today... *g*

Comments

[stellar_raven]

I always love looking at your pictures.

[shooting2kill.livejournal.com]

The starlings in our garden (gathering on an old pear tree) all seem to squabble rather than sing but they're funny as they still stick together, a bit like a dysfunctional family! Great photos, thank you.