A quick walk this afternoon produced very little in the way of wildlife. With the nights drawing in i managed to squeeze in a gentle walk around sunset (3pm-4-30pm). For me today, it was a chance to get away from the stresses and strains of life, there is something about the clear skies and low temperature of a winter day.
The ground is still very trecherous underfoot, many of the paths are ankle deep in mud but as the temperature drops the ground should harden as the ice takes hold. No sign of the Deer today but i did get a sighting of one of the Kingfishers at Point 6. My eye was drawn to movement on the edge of the bank as my footsteps approached, the flash of it's blue rump relflected the low light from the setting sun.
The usual familer fields felt quite lonely and remote today, never have they felt as remote as they did today. There was just the one dog walker and the drone from the traffic was still present, maybe it was the image of the once thriving hedgerows and foliage now rotting and disappearing.
A few Redwings were active in bunches of three's or four's, still no sign of any Fieldfares or the elusive Waxwings. One thing about that i have learned over the last 5 years, from my many ventures out to watch wildlife is that it really doesn't matter if i see any special wildlife. Of course it is a benefit, but personally i just enjoy being out in nature, i can spend all day over these fields, freezing cold, covered in mud and only see the odd Blackbird and Tit flock and still come home with a smile on my face and feeling much better about life in general.
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