Mallard drake feeding on the pond early evening It's been a rough day... Spring colours in the Courtyard Spring colours in the Courtyard Spring colours in the Courtyard Spring colours in the Courtyard Leica R4 with Kodak Portra 400 35mm film Nest Conversion! The New Tenant! Dry and warm in the rafters of the gazebo A wren family are the new nest converters I'm watching you! The Gazebo wren The Gazebo wren 2 What constitutes a decent breakfast? Lilac in bloom Early morning mist, you might think? It ain't half hot Mum! Free fertilizer on offer with today's prevailing w… When the thermometer is edging up towards 30°C the… After the rain After the rain Wren busy ferrying food to her young ones. Colour test! Courtyard Garden's May Colours Cherry blossom and blue skies Cherry blossom and blue skies Cherry blossom and sunshine by the pond Sunny May afternoon Less than three feet from the end of a 400mm and t… Young Red having figured out how to jump up onto t… Young Red having figured out how to jump up onto t… - and then there were two! Where's Barbara Streisand when you need her? Red Squirrel having breakfast Red Squirrel on the move Red Squirrel Oystercatcher egg Oystercatcher Dawn Light Song thrush So what's going on out in the big wide world, this… Springtime by the gazebo The moon in dawn skies Victorian carved oak nursing stool