From time to time it rains so badly here in the Uk that you are all but house bound! So at around 3 when I had begun to feel like a caged lion, I went out in to the garden and sat in the hide, just for the fresh air really. We had a visit from 3 birds, a Collared Dove, a male Blackbird and a male House Sparrow. Having just spent an hour watching “The Life of Birds” on TV, where they talked about pecking order in birds,  it was interesting to see this sparrow with such a massive black bib.  apparently, you can tell the seniority of a House Sparrow by the size of the bib, this must be a “Colonel” at least.

It says a lot about the quality of modern digital cameras that you are able to get a nice photo like this……… I like it more than I thought I would……… in the bad conditions that we had today.