Watch the birdy!

These photos were taken at 1/1000th second and yet the blue tit's wings are a blur in flight. It took a while to get them because of the speed of their departure from the box. Very easy to miss them given the camera's warm up lag. One has to use "motor drive" on the offchance one gets them in frame with one of the shots.

Enjoy.

Our wild life refuge

We have tenants for the nest box as you can see. Not sure what this one was carrying as it flew off. Mum and Dad Blue tits make frequent flights in and out during the day, travelling at great speed presumably because they feel vulnerable as they go into or come out of the box.

In the meantime one of the squirrels thinks it should be in a circus act. It leaps onto the "squirrel proof" bird feeder and dangles on it so that it tilts and seed on the floor of the feeder tumble into its mouth.

Woking takes a step...Forward??

We may have lost the opportunity at the eleventh hour to have County Hall relocated in Woking because of County funding cuts ... but we are going to gain a Starbucks!

One door closes and another one...