Being a creature of the wild doesn't seem so attractive when gales of 80mph are battering the country All the trees are shaking, the gulls are flying low, and the foxes are largely hiding.

I haven't even attempted to go out today, but did do a spot of garden watching

Robin



Nuthatch



It's a tough time for them all. Our smallest local bird is the goldcrest, which weighs about five grams Flying must be an impossibly difficult task for them when the weather is this unmerciful. I haven't even seen many pigeons in the sky today. On the plus side, once the storm does pass, there will probably be a frenzy of activity as wildlife tries to make up for lost feeding time, so maybe I'll get more sightings then.
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I have, however, some fox news. The Silver Dogfox has reappeared after an absence of a fortnight (at least, I didn't see him during that time; it's possible that he was coming very late at night). He is showing signs of an ear infection and I've asked for a cagetrap to get him treated. He will be a very difficult fox to catch, because the trail cam shows that he likes 2-4am and I cannot leave the trap overnight because the risk of him injuring himself while trying to escape is too great.

This photo isn't the greatest, but you can see him holding his head on one side, with the infected ear held low.



And a short trail cam clip...