Looks like cotton grass but these are all feathers

A Pied Wagatil on the shore of Lake Ullswater today. Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba)

Cold wind and grey skies with spots of rain from the Wetheral Viaduct today

Female Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) takes my "Bird on a Stick" spot today

Steam train & mince pies Wensleydale Railway 28/29 Dec

Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) from my garden hide today Cumbria Bird Club RSPB

Coal Tit (Periparus ater) I seem to be one of those people who are sidelined by X so while I'll still post pics they won't have a lot of text, after this one that is.

Hospital appointment today, arrived 10minutes early. Called in for my scan 5 minutes after appointment time and 25 minutes later I was on my way home. Great service at Cumberland Infirmary. 💯

We had planned a walk along the beach at Powfoot in Dumfries but heavy rain meant we had a quick change of plans. Off to Annan for coffee

Merry Xmas incase it gets banned in the next few weeks

Abstract. Tree through a rain filled car windscreen today. Outing was abandoned. Powfoot, Scotland

From the garden today We have 8 Tree Sparrows picking up seed on the back lawn. They out number the House Sparrows. Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) RSPB BirdGuides British Birds Cumbria Bird Club

Another damp day of hide and window watching. 26 different sorts of birds and many of them coming for the Utterly Peanut Buttery. Of course they don't always take the time to pose for photo's but lovely to see. Great Corby, Cumbria

The sections of posts on X "For you" and "following" have become totally meaningless. I see nothing from the people I follow and would be interested in seeing. The "for you " doesn't reflect a single one of my interests. Please sort it out! PS at the moment I stick to lists

From the Garden Hide The conifer is in a pot and close to the hide, I sprinkle tiny bits of fat through it for the Goldcrest. Today the Blackcap came for a snack' Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) RSPB Cumbria Bird Club BirdGuides

The look! Darned paparazzi Male Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)

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Yet another scandal uncovered, this time on student loans. My view is that we are saddling youngsters with such extreme debt, then charging ludicrous interest on those loans. It is morally repugnant to load young men and women with yet another tax. And it is a tax... But let’s

From the hide I turned around and out of the corner of my eye saw the female Blackcap pecking at the peanut butter mix. I push it into the bark of the sycamore. It’s a grab shot, I hope to do better next time. Saw 2 males today as well ⁦RSPB⁩ ⁦birdspotuk⁩

From the garden hide on a very wet Sunday afternoon. Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) on Sycamore bark. RSPB Cumbria Bird Club BirdGuides