On yesterday's walk, I saw a green woodpecker! Most unusual that: I see woodpeckers reasonably often, but usually it's the great spotted woodpecker. It makes a nice change to see a green one. And also I saw a hare, which always makes my day. Hares are not very rare, but you don't often see them here because there's so much cover and they are so good at hiding. I love them, they run more like little deer than rabbits.
And today, I saw a goldcrest, the smallest of the small!
I thought the days of random several-hour powercuts were over, but this evening we had a good long one, well over two hours. Still, we still had a good supply of candles and it's always fun to have to remember how the emergency gas ring works.
And today, I saw a goldcrest, the smallest of the small!
I thought the days of random several-hour powercuts were over, but this evening we had a good long one, well over two hours. Still, we still had a good supply of candles and it's always fun to have to remember how the emergency gas ring works.
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I do not I have ever seen a hare in the wild, only fluffy rabbits. I have never seen a green woodpecker either. I wonder if they have those in the Americas?
But it's been some time since we had such a long outage. I learned later that four other villages were without power at the same time: I assume a tree must have come down!
I *think* green woodpeckers are european, but I might be completely wrong!
I saw green woodpeckers regularly growing up as they frequented the old railway line where I used to walk my dog, and I love seeing hares too, but I'm not sure I've ever managed to spot a goldcrest in the wild.
Commiserations on the power cut, you sound pretty well prepared though.