Merry Xmas.
24th December 2018
Well here we are again, and to quote Ebeneezer Scrooge - another year older and not a penny richer. However, unlike Ebeneezer I like Xmas and tonight is my favourite night of all. All our Xmas shopping is finished and we are going out for a light lunch with the family today and after that it's back home to chill out and enjoy the evening with some nice food and a few 'adult' beveridges. I will be digging out my copy of A Christmas Carol, with George C Scott in the title role, the best version ever - superb acting.
We have had another addition to the family - our little neice Eloise, born in July and she is absolutely scrumptious, so placid and always smiling, a real joy.
The weather here in the Brecon Beacons continues to be very mild and flowering bulbs are already showing through in the garden. Blackbirds are really enjoying the apples we are putting out and so are a Grey Squirrel and Carion Crow. There are ongoing squabbles between the Squirrel and some Jays over buried nuts, they watch each other finding nuts buried in the garden and then try and steal them which results in big arguments.
Llangors Lake is overflowing into the surrounding fields after the rains, which is not good for any prospective wintering Barn Owls, lets hope they survive. The garden birds continue to visit our feeders with a flock of Long Tailed Tits appearing lately and now visiting a couple of times a day.
This website continues to be popular and this morning was up to 440 on the Fat Birders, (top 1000 sites).
I hope to see some nice wildlife through the winter and let's hope it's a kind winter to us all.
All that's left on this festive occasion is to wish everyone who visits this site a Happy Xmas and a Peaceful and Bird Filled New Year.
Steve.
We have had another addition to the family - our little neice Eloise, born in July and she is absolutely scrumptious, so placid and always smiling, a real joy.
The weather here in the Brecon Beacons continues to be very mild and flowering bulbs are already showing through in the garden. Blackbirds are really enjoying the apples we are putting out and so are a Grey Squirrel and Carion Crow. There are ongoing squabbles between the Squirrel and some Jays over buried nuts, they watch each other finding nuts buried in the garden and then try and steal them which results in big arguments.
Llangors Lake is overflowing into the surrounding fields after the rains, which is not good for any prospective wintering Barn Owls, lets hope they survive. The garden birds continue to visit our feeders with a flock of Long Tailed Tits appearing lately and now visiting a couple of times a day.
This website continues to be popular and this morning was up to 440 on the Fat Birders, (top 1000 sites).
I hope to see some nice wildlife through the winter and let's hope it's a kind winter to us all.
All that's left on this festive occasion is to wish everyone who visits this site a Happy Xmas and a Peaceful and Bird Filled New Year.
Steve.