Mistle thrush Turdus viscivorus,

I cannot believe how mild it is  I have been in the garden doing a bit of tidying up after the Autumn  and it seems spring is here  already.

and judging from what is already in the garden it looks like spring.

snowdrops and primroses are out
First wild primrose is already in bloom"]Snowdrops in the park"]A ladybird waiting for the aphids to come mind you she has a long wait its going to be at least April before we see any aphids, but I am sure  it will find some other bug to eat.

Macro shot of the Ladybird"]A slug in the compost bin,
lots of these tiny flies in the compost bin
The cross spider, and another one who likes living in the compost bin.
Blue tit in the midday sun.
Male chaffinch.
Female Chaffinch.
Mistle thrush Turdus viscivorus, a late comer to the apple tree restaurant."]

birds in the garden13.1.2012

Male blackbird they enjoy the apples  that we kept from the autumn

Long-tailed tit, blue tit and great tit
in the feeder 

staring they should be called vultures. 

Tits in the sunflower seeds

Female chaffinch

house sparrow 

chaffinch

Male and female chaffinch

Male and female blackbirds

Female

The two females are always fighting over the apples even though there are plenty on the ground,

Magpies waiting their chance to get at the apples. they will only come down when I am not about.

chubby little blue tit

The acrobat

chaffinch

Blackbird  great  tit and chaffinch  the finch and tits eat the sunflower seeds the blackbird prefers the apples

Robin clearing up after the messy starlings  in the feeders

best photo of the Dunock so far.

Great tit in the feeder

two squirrels in the garden this morning  this one found a n acorn

this one prefers the sun flower seeds