Devon SSSI nature reserve and eco lodges - Maggie's Blog
14 March
Willow catkins and spring wildlife...
Spring sunshine, and the willow catkins are out. So beautiful! I had to cut a few for the house - we're not short of willow on the farm so it won't be missed. As I went out for a late afternoon walk, the kestrel was perched on a wire. Every day now I know we're nearer to seeing our swallows back too - 31 March last year.
But to day I made do with the sunshine, a Mother's day cup of cofee, brewed on the kelly kettle in George's new den on the island, and my walk.
At least the willow was still enough to photograph - unlike the hare, 2 roe deer and a snipe that I put up on Popehouse Moor. Photos of those will have to wait until I've time to sit and watch in a hide.
Everything is brown still, despite spring warmth. But even now you can smell watermint as you stride across Popehouse Moor. Things are beginning to come back to life underfoot!