Peregrine v crow

The male Peregrine, in his usual place on the barracks tower, was being harassed by a couple of Carrion Crows.

He went for one of them, which hastily fled around the corner of the building. Sorry about the blurred picture -- I was using quite a long exposure because it was a dim day.

The he returned to his perch.

The Long-Tailed Tits are in their large winter flocks, and were passing through the treetops beside the Long Water.

The Coal Tit in the Dell didn't turn up today, but a pair of Great Tits in the big yew tree were glad to come down for pine nuts.

This Dunnock is often seen foraging beside the path by the Buck Hill shelter and has got quite used to humans passing by, and even pointing cameras at it.

It started to drizzle in the early afternoon, and a Robin in the Rose Garden was not looking pleased about it.

By the time I went home it was raining seriously, but the Robin at Mount Gate still came out for his pine nuts.

Pigeon Eater was having a second helping from a Feral Pigeon he had killed earlier when his offspring started pestering him severely. I thought he was about to bash it, but he relented and allowed the creature to have a share.

A young Black-Headed Gull played with a dead leaf.

A Grey Heron stepped daintily across the small waterfall in the Dell.

The Great Crested Grebe chick from the nest by the bridge stared curiously at the camera.

The two from the west end of the island were following their father.

The two from the east end were fishing together in a very determined way. I think they're beginning to catch the occasional small fish.

A young Moorhen wandered through the irises in the Italian Garden.

There are a lot of Pochards on the Long Water. I counted 73 visible from one place at the Vista, and there were more at the north end of the lake.

This big blond male Egyptian Goose, seen here with his mate, seems to be the boss of the Egyptians on the Serpentine.

In the Rose Garden a Common Wasp was exploring the pompom dahlias, but I don't think any insect could extract nectar from these tight flowers.