Tracks in the Snow

Over the last few weeks, as I’m sure most of you have noticed, we’ve had rather a lot of snow. Unfortunately, this means that the broad beans I planted earlier, and that were just flowering, are now bent and blackened with snow-burn. The cabbages have fared a little better, still looking strong, and the snow has helped lessen the slug and snail activity too.

The most exciting thing about the snow, apart from the cat hibernating under the duvet for the last month or so, and climbing up humans in the garden rather than deigning to get his feet cold and wet, has been the animal tracks!

Very few are from the cat, there are several birds prints and definitely one fox. We often see the fox at night, but haven’t recently and its good to see he’s still around. The birds ones are interesting too as there are some where the bird has obviously walked, maybe a wood pigeon or collared dove, and others that are perching birds where he has jumped across the garden!

Have a look and see what you think!

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