A winter's day....

What a beautiful winter day. Got up early and risked the slippy conditions to go back to Griffin Lane and connect with the waxwings, this time armed with a camera. Heard their trilling as soon as I got out of the car. They are flighty birds at the same time as being very confiding. Had to wait an hour for the sun to come up over the warehouses to get the best shots but it was worth the wait in the cold. Later went to College Lake after a very relaxed coffee in Tring...what a fabulous place affording superb views of wildlife. A gem. Went to Weston Turville Reservoir to try and connect with the bittern but no joy. Hundreds of woodpigeons came in to roost at the top of the ash trees....seems stupid to me - so exposed, windy and cold. And vulnerable to predators. As if to emphasise this thought, a menacing, shadowy sparrowhawk flew low along the edge of the reedbed making the water rails squeal.........