Slim Pickings on the bird front.

Disappointingly, after a brief hiatus, which at the time gave me reason for optimism that the weather was on the turn, it's all gone pear shaped again with high winds and relentless rain. This truly is an appalling spell of weather, it has absolutely ruined the autumn for me photography-wise and in addition it doesn't foster any enthusiasm within me to even go and look for birds. Nearby, Llangors lake is totally waterlogged and any walk taken around the lake is through inches of mud. Nevertheless I have spent five sessions at the bird hide there, about two hours at a time, and my rewards were absolutely nothing! I have given up for the time being, and wait, or more like pray for some cold frosty weather - a fall of snow would be wonderful, just to break this depressing cycle of grey miserable weather, and as I type in my little office the rain is again beating against the window!
I have been spending some time in the bird photography hide in my garden - I'm seeing more birds there, albeit of the common variety, but at least there are birds! I have bought some artificial grass from ebay to cover the frame of my elevated drinking pool because the Blackbirds were continually pulling up the Sphagnum moss I was using. However, even at said pool there is not much happening because the birds can get water anywhere at the moment, but as the winter progresses and hopefully things get colder and water becomes more of a premium there will be more photographic opportunities.
I have not been to North Norfolk this autumn either, the first time for many years, because the weather there was also dreadful. I do miss my trips there and I may resort to having a winter visit because it's the best time to see Barn Owls as they like to hunt in the short daylight hours. There might also be a fall of Waxwings which would really make my mind up - we'll wait and see.


Blue Tit at my elevated drinking pool.