Meagre Pickings during January

 January has been cold, wet and windy and there has been no prospect of getting the moth-trap out.

However, I still like to get out for a walk whenever I can to see what can be found hopping around in the woods or to scan the expanse of Pevensey Levels for Owls and Harriers.

Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

On a cold morning a couple of weeks ago, this one was reluctant to move from a patch of sunshine on a fallen tree trunk.

Pevensey Levels.

I enjoy walking out onto Pevensey Levels on a cold sunny day in Winter. Lapwings and Fieldfares were very evident but no Harriers or Short-eared Owls on this occasion. 

After much rain however, the sun shining on the flooded meadows was beautiful.

Squirrel Encounter

Yesterday was another sunny day and another opportunity for a walk in the woods for some sunshine therapy. 

As I walked along a woodland ride through birch coppice, movement amongst the dead bracken caught my eye and I saw that a Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) was busy sifting through the leaf litter. I froze and slowly got my camera from its case. There was no clear view through the undergrowth but with several fallen birch trees nearby, I decided that patience was the best option.

Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) 

Common Earthball (Scleroderma citrinum)