In bloom

The level of detail visible on the full-size images of this Peacock is quite mind-boggling (you'll have to take my word for it)

photos taken with Canon Powershot A640

PS The last post was no. 666

Spring, springing

photos taken with Canon Powershot A640

Playing around

photos taken with Canon Powershot A640

At The Lodge

Jackdaws looking shifty: 'borrowing' material from a squirrel's drey and then shoving it down a chimney

Chaffinch drinking

I like the blue and green colours of daffodil stems and leaves almost as much as the yellows

Two Commas out and about on another beautiful day

photos taken with Canon EOS 30D, EF 300mm f/4L IS USM

Lodge gardens

The sun came out this lunchtime so I thought I'd better make the most of it while it lasted...

Crocuses

Daffodils

Honeysuckle

Bramble leaves...

Woodpecker hole

I think this (Great Spotted Woodpecker) hole must be quite recent. The edges look fairly fresh (there are even a few downy feathers snagged on the rough wood) and there's sap oozing from around the hole.

photos taken with Canon EOS 30D, EF 300mm f/4L IS USM

Daffodils

I love yellow! Yellow flowers, yellow wagtails...

photos taken with Nikon Coolpix 995

Spring colours

Primroses

Ladybird

Daffodils

Crocus

Some things I don't know the name of

I thought this was a dog-violet to start with, but is it actually a tiny pansy?

The results of a quick wander around the gardens at lunchtime.

photos taken with Nikon Coolpix 995