D is for dunnock...

[Oldfloss]

Shamelessly borrowing, skysue16 's alphabet walk..D is for dunnock...the small brown bird often mistaken for a sparrow.

They nip and tuck in and out of the hedgerows, mocking me on my runs and just dawdle, beside me with obvious delight, on my walk back.

The speed and alacrity as they dart in and out, seekin tiny insects, is alarming!

Not really seen much in gardens or on garden feeders?

No one has told my small feathered friends...as I came through my back garden gate...two squabbling on the grass!

A brisk walk to clear the head,...Day 4.

Tomorrow a very early start to get Mr OF to the hospital for tests...will mean a later walk around the hospital grounds..

I wonder what ,G, will bring.

Happy walking folks..

[SueAppleRun]

I think we are all borrowing the alphabet walks 😁 I know I am. Dunnock is a lovely little bird to see on your walk.

Hope the tests went ok x

[Oldfloss in reply to SueAppleRun]

Tomorrow...today is fasting and prep day..xxx

[SueAppleRun in reply to Oldfloss]

Will be thinking of you both tomorrow then x

[Oldfloss in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thank you x

[Oldfloss in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thank you x

[Annieapple A30min a day]

🍏Oh Floss they are the sweetest little birds.. I often mistake them for a little mouse when they dart around so quickly! A truly lovely D word!!

[Oldfloss in reply to Annieapple]

They are lovely and many folk don't even know about them ! They are cheeky too!

[CBDB Administrator]

nice shot! I just had to look up the German word, as Spartow in German is “Spatz” and I love that word. But Dunnock is “Heckenbraunelle”, kind of meaning hedge-brownish-feminine.

[Oldfloss in reply to CBDB]

I love Spatz... Heckenbraunelle is a bot of a mouthful! x

[skysue16]

What a beautiful photo, yes lovely little birds. I haven’t seen any in a while. Unfortunately since the neighbours acquired two young 🐈‍⬛ (and they are both black!) the birds have moved out 😞. We don’t even see the blackbirds on the grass anymore.

[Cockneyblue]

A lovely picture thank you