PhotoDiary :: Editing diary entry 83

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Content Winscombe Tunnel Cutting - such a relief after the heat. A cool breeze blows steadily out of the dark 100m tunnel and it's just like walking into mild air-conditioning. Several robins have nests in the cutting walls and don't seem to be too bothered about us standing around watching them hunting. Each pair has its own stretch of cutting and they flit amongst the spindly shrubs and ferns, picking up insects. They are, as the bird book fittingly describes, "confiding" --- in that they will perch unconcerned on nearby branches and grub around in the leaf litter quite close to us. The adult sheep in the big field have been sheared recently but many are obviously feeling the heat --- however the ash tree seems to be doing sterling service. Behind us, in a hawthorn shrub on the other side of the embankment, a blackcap is singing and chattering to himself. They used to be summer visitors but many are now overwintering in the UK. We've been feeding a pair all winter, so it's nice to get some return on investment. Enter the content of the posting
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Winscombe Tunnel Cutting

Ash tree shading sheep