Well once again October is with us, and as you may note from the background of this photograph of a Pigeon we have also had some blue sky.

I don't know which is the rarer the blue sky or getting this close to a pigeon on the farm.

Looking a little further down the tree finds a Tree Creeper (left) busy looking for food in the bark.

While ever vigilant in the clear sky is this Buzzard (right).

Down towards the base of the tree and a little movement in my peripheral vision draws my attention to a wren.

These are now a very common sight around Greenheyes.

Another common sight is the Heron.

This one I disturbed as I approached the banks of the river Dane it was probably taking the opportunity to do a spot of fishing.

An even more common sight at the moment are Canada Geese.

They are of North American origin, however I am lead to belive that most of the UK / European birds are from birds introduced by humans.

They are a migratory bird and at this time of the year we have large flocks of them using local waters as a rest stop, altougth they can be seen in smaller numbers throughout the year.

I mentioned last month that the wet weather had provided good growing conditions for fungi.

This one is a Scarlet Waxcap. Found growing on the Middle Banks it is a sign of the unimproved grassland that constitutes the banks.

The waxcap is an edible fungi, having said that (Warning: I am not an expert when it comes to fungi. ALWAYS obtain EXPERT ADVICE before you pick and eat ANY fungi that you may find).

My final photograph for this month is a little unusual in that it is of a spiders web.

The strands of the web are so fine that they cannot easily be seen, however they have provided a surface upon which water could condense to form the dew drops that you can see.

It gives the illusion that the drops are suspended in thin air.

See you next month.