Blue Tit gymnastics, dangling under a branch pecking at things invisible.

A view from the bank of the Arno river in Florence, looking towards a red sunset with sweeping grey clouds, Ponte Vecchio in the distance.

Sunset over the Arno is pretty magical.

I’ve never seen one. Would love to!

Truth

Durian is a strange fruit.

I’m with you. Ugh.

Jackdaw too! Two of them patrolling our front lawn in search of grass cuttings for their nest in a hole in a nearby monolithic beech tree.

Thank you for the shout out!

Ugh experienced this on entering Italy on Thursday. Two hour wait. Luckily I didn’t have a plane to catch.

Oh yes. In such situations I seem to involuntarily include the word “cheese” among the expletives too.

Lusty pigeons doing their springtime launch-glides to see who they can attract.

It’s remarkable isn’t it?

Scything, screaming swifts hurtling through narrow streets.

Ugh tell me about it. Missed a 98% more than once in a single mission.

Oooh yes!

That’s amazing. Can you still drive along one of the ramparts? My car was a bit big for comfort last time I did it.

A magpie flying purposefully into the sun, its white and black feathers in startling contrast.

Oooh that’s so lovely. I’m a big fan of brutalist concrete.

Yup it’s madness

That was fantastic. Both your clear and incisive questioning and Zack’s equally clear answers. Thank you!

That is so cool. I’ll have to look for an aerial photo.

That’s amazing. Are the line of stones part of a trackway?

That is so cool. You’ve got a good eye for this.

This is really low, isn’t it? I would be initially very worried to get this through the door.

Blackbirds arguing!

Yes, this makes me swear too.

That’s nuts!

Yeah I’m getting “attempted password reset” warning emails at the moment.

That is amazing.

Absolutely!