Little owl and other update

I think the little owls must be nesting in the oak tree where I saw them in May (or nearby) as I have now seen one (and occasionally two) on a number of occasions. On Wednesday I had taken in my binoculars and had a very good view of a seemingly sleepy owl (one eye shut and one a bit open) perched on a high branch of the oak tree. Makes you wonder how often there are other birds perched near you that you just don't notice.....There was a film on Springwatch last night of little owls and it was good to see the close footage. The photo here is not related to little owls but is of a my young pears.

As ever, most of June gets occupied with keeping up in the garden (or trying to). Nevertheless this often involves wildlife in some form or other. Hence I can report that I heard a cuckoo from the garden this year, as I noted in my other Welsh blog (Aildysgu), and also on a walk a couple of weeks ago near Great Brickhill. The wood pigeon chick (there was just one) flew just over a week ago and now hangs round the garden, whilst in the pond, the tadpoles seem to be exactly the same size, making little progress towards being frogs.