| Under a tree
After being made redundant I as protocal have to sign on to help my redundancy claim. Anyway I had ten mins to spare and so headed for the nearest grren space. And was so glad I picked this spot. I had the best view of a Wren scouring this old tree with some good results turning over spiders and insects so busy so nice to watch. Then he moved onto a rather ambitious caterpillar and was very savage about taking it apart, headbuts beak thrashing, stabbing. A Blackbird spied the struggle and started to intercept but the Wren took of carrying its lunch. Next was a Great Tit exploring all holes and singing its heart out. Thank god for green spaces and parks they are not perfect but very important and are just enough to pop some delights into a day or lunch break. I sometimes wonder how our green spaces will fair in the future with such an emphasis on the consumer culture and expansion of people and building. I hope that in a thousand years the lineage of that Wren will still be battling the caterpillars...  |