Sentinel

I went up to the allotment to feed the little blighters and dig up some more Jerusalem artichokes. When I arrived the feeders were all empty and there was just this one spudger sat in the bush on guard.

A bit later when I was grubbing about at the other end of the plot I was startled by a gang of shrieking sparrows dashing to their perch on the far side of the cycle track. They were in such a panic that one of them almost collided with my head. Should have known - the fluffy black and white cat had been hiding under the hedge waiting to pounce on anyone foolish enough to alight on the ground. I chased him off - don't think he got anyone, but it was a while before they returned.