There was a beautiful sunrise yesterday morning. The sky changed from pink to apricot and then gold in just half an hour. It was still very cold outside with traces of snow and ice still across the garden and on the road.
I took these photos from the bedroom window. You can just see the school building through the trees.
I wasn't sure if I could capture the intensity of colour and light in the sky on my little camera.
It didn't do too badly.
Mr Fox visited later in the morning. He was looking for a break in the ice on the pond so he could have a drink. Paul had his camera handy and snapped a few photos of him. He's still limping slightly as if he has a leg injury of some kind. He still looks very healthy though.
A little later I saw the Great Spotted Woodpecker in the Tulip Tree and on the fat ball feeder, this time I was the one whose camera was to hand. I just managed a couple of photos before he flew away.
We've seen him in the trees over the hedge in the school grounds. It would be nice if he visited over the weekend at the time of the bird count, but it's extremely unlikely.
