Summer in October!

I'm definitely not complaining but this is very special weather we are having. I sat outside in the sun today to eat my lunch - no jumper required!
When I took this photograph I was getting steadily closer and closer to the birds and eventually they took to the air. I sat on the edge of the field watching the flock circle around, breaking up and reforming. I just sat in the warm sun and watched them for at least ten minutes. Then I walked down to my car about 100 meters away. As I reached my car the flock resettled on the same wire. Obviously they knew there was something "just right" about that particular telephone line!
The birds are also enjoying the unseasonal warmth but they aren't fooled. They are flocking together, getting ready for their trip southwards.