Sunday 4 March 2018

Springtime snow in the woods

This was the scene in the woods a few days ago:

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But bizarrely, just a week earlier, I'd taken photos of the signs of Spring emerging, such as leaves on this Elder:

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Bluebells making good progress:

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And Dog's Mercury growing well:

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But the snow had come down, though not as thickly as in some parts of the UK.
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I topped up the bird feeder for the small birds, and this pheasant was straight over to collect what I'd spilled...

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Not much use to the treecreeper though, which went about its business looking for food in an oak tree:

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Of course, not all the animals in wood get on together, I found a trail of blood in the snow too. Well, at least someone didn't go hungry...

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The snow's melted now, so hopefully the progress towards Spring can resume shortly...

Mike


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