I had quite a close encounter with a Heron today, just past the Mill…
…it was in the river and I disturbed it, normally it would fly away, but today it just flew a few further yards away and landed again. I didnt want to disturb him more than necessary so I left him to fish on his own. I think the cold night and short days means that he was hungry and therefore a little less shy than normal.
Lollycocks pond was just about frozen over this morning and I also saw our lone duckling who is getting big enough to not be easily spotted, so it won’t belong before he just blends in with all the others.
Terry