Snow, snow, snow
As forecast it snowed heavily in Broadway today. Large snowflakes fell for most of the day and by the end of the afternoon several inches covered the village and the grounds of The Manor House in a thick white blanket.
Early in the morning, we refilled the bird feeders here at Broadway Manor Cottages and within minutes we had Blue, Great and Long-tailed Tits visiting the peanut and seed feeders whilst the Robins and Blackbirds darted around in the deep snow beneath waiting for the scraps to fall. We also had a fleeting visit at the peanut feeder from a Greater Spotted Woodpecker until a pair of Crows turned up looking for scraps. A solitary Magpie also spent ages making a large hole in the snow with its wings to get at the grass beneath - presumably to peck at the worms and other insects in the soil.
Tonight as temperatures are falling and with more snow forecast tomorrow we are steadily working our way through the log pile.