Hello Mr Magpie

Most of the few birds that I saw on my walk to the supermarket this afternoon either swam or flew away when I tried to get close enough to take a photo. Fortunately this Magpie didn't seem to mind.

Today would have been a lovely, quite sunny and even mild day if it had not been for this stormy and quite cold wind again, which also made it extremely difficult to photograph anything. Not only was it almost impossible to hold the camera steady enough, there were also a few times when I was almost blown off my feet.

Many thanks for all the comments and stars on yesterday's swan blip. Thank you again also for the kind words and best wishes for my forthcoming operation.