Christmas past

It looks like we are going to enjoy a mild Christmas, all bets off for snow, so maybe a glance back at birds and weather a few winters ago might be fun:

Bird feeder scene, winter 2009 (c. OOS)

We haven't had Long tailed Tits to the feeders yet this winter, though they are to be heard making their way along the boundary hedgerow.. there are 7 birds in the picture above, I can almost feel the chill from looking back at that picture!

Greenfinch waits its turn (c. OOS)

Crisis? what crisis! (c. OOS)

Looking back, it was a lovely time to be in County Wicklow, as long as you were not expected anywhere soon...