Close to home!

I have had a fairly quiet time recently having been ill and confined to my bed/sofa for a while but I have still managed to connect with nature on many occasions. Firstly, last Thursday we woke to noises in the chimney like things being dropped down it. Once it all went quiet hubby ventured on to the roof to put wire over the chimney pot thinking that somebody was trying to build a nest. A little while later flapping was heard in the bedroom chimney breast so he had to move all the furniture out to access the air vent that leads in to it. After a few hours of waiting with a bowl of meal worms outside the whole, a cheeky Jackdaw hopped out and fluttered round the bedroom. I managed to catch it in a towel and release it in the garden but as it was quite feisty I didn't manage to get any pictures before freeing it.

In a rare bit of sunshine last week I also saw what I thought was an injured Collared Dove in the garden. It wasn't until I got the camera out and managed to grab a quick snap of it that it then flew off and I realised it had been sunbathing! Here is the pic I took - 

It seems to be using the warmth from the slabs there to heat it up a bit. I love the way my bunny (Dylan) completely ignores the birds, particularly the Collared Doves as we have 3 that visit the garden regularly.

And finally, having gone out to let Dylan out of his hutch early on Saturday morning, I spotted a little green Caterpillar on my leg. I picked it off with tissue so get some photos and this is what I managed to get - 

It was about 12mm long and only 1mm wide. I don't know what it will turn in to but I released it on to the Buddleia in the garden in the hope it would find somewhere to get big and fat and turn in to a beautiful butterfly or moth! If you know what it is then please comment and let me know!