Autum

Autumn is now with us and the leaves are falling I love the woods at this time that lovely rustle and crunch of the dead leaves.
The Ivy is coming into flower and the scent is everywhere bringing in the insects to feed, Ivy is very important at this time being one of the few plants that blooms in such profusion at this time and with the promise of the berries to come to feed many birds through the winter, the downside to this are the black sticky droppings that decorate the cars and anything else they choose to poop on.
23/9/09
Short walk today. Kestrel and Oystercatcher in the Carn Barges area.
24/9/09
Tawny Owls both male and female calling in the woods early this morning, they always seem to become more vocal at this time or perhaps with the shortening days we coincide more.
26/9/09
Walked through the woods and up to the quarry then back over the downs, very quiet on the bird front but was struck by the amount of berries etc everything has produced a lot of fruit this year. Coming back over the downs there were Violets along the path.
27/9/09
Two Herons flew up the valley this m0rning and a small flock of Swallows appeared late afternoon, did,nt stay long.
29/9/09
More Swallows at Treverven today.
1/10/09.
T00k my usual walk today out to Carn Barges good numbers of Herring Gull roosting along the shore also Oystercatcher, male and female Stonechats along the coast path and a bull seal making his way out of the cove.