Owls of Protest

Many thanks to Andrew Martin for this piece: We are very fortunate at our place to have a pair of barn owls which both roost and breed in a box

Shooting For Snipe (With a Camera!)

Like many readers, I guess, we're still under the cosh of the Beast from the East up here, with minus 14 degrees C measured on occasion, and horrendous wind chill.

Two interesting links

Two updates that may be of interest: First, thanks to Andrew for this link to the current "British Wildlife". http://www.magnificentmeadows.org.uk/assets/pdfs/Is_the_rye-grass_always_greener_An_evidence_review.