21/12/2017 More photos around Devizes.

Maximum temperature 11C,  Minimum 9C.  Thankfully much warmer but not warm enough for me!

Yesterday at FIL's pensioners luncheon.  He looks pretty good for 96.

It was a misty walk to the lunch...

As above...

Even the swans and ducks were in the mist!

Today the mist had lifted. Church of St James - another grade II listed building.

A chapel  may have been built in the late C14 or early C15 (it was certainly in existence by 1461).  It developed parochial status by the 16th century, and the dedication to St James was recorded in 1505.

 

As above.

Father Christmas water skiing!

Sorry about the reflections in the window but just liked this cat watching the world go by😉

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19/12/2017 A few more photos around Devizes.

Maximum temperature 8C,  Minimum 0C, thankfully very little wind.

Great Porch House, a Grade II Listed Building. There are 326 listed buildings in Devizes!!

A building is listed when it is of special architectural or historic interest considered to be of national importance and therefore worth protecting.

The Three Crowns Inn - another grade II listed building....

St Mary's Congregational Church - also grade II listed.

Just liked this shop with the typical British  red  post box at the side.

Handel House - yet another grade II listed building.

Christmas decoration seen at the old age home Needham house.

The black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) in its winter plumage so no black head! Thanks David for the identification.

A lone pigeon.

Mute swan (Cygnus olor).

As above.

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17/12/2017 Some of the local Wiltshire bird life.

Maximum temperature 8C,  Minimum -0C,  Still a bitterly cold wind, and wet.  It does look though as if it might warm up slightly in the next few days!!!

The mute swan (Cygnus olor).  The Queen has a prerogative over all swans in England and Wales.

The Royal swans are no longer marked, but an unmarked mute swan on the Thames is regarded as belonging to the Queen by default.

They pair for life.

 A youngster a bit too close to the road for my liking, but I guess being brought up here they know their boundaries.

The same bird as above.

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) male....

 Female...

As above.

Gull, I never normally see gulls where we live; I know that they change from summer to winter plumage so I am not going to try and identify further.  I am sure to get it wrong!....

Thanks David "your gulls are Lesser Black-backed Gull and Black-headed Gull."

another Gull.

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20/12/2016 Just a few photos.

The old toll out out of one of the main roads in Devizes.

Swans in Devizes...

and ducks plus a couple of seagulls.

17/12/2016 Another catch up.

Kennet and Avon canal, narrowboats, canoes and a swan.

Fog!

Water droplets!

Canoes.

The Bear Hotel.

28/12/2015 A few feathered friends in Devizes

Maximum temperature 12C, minimum 9C. Chilly wind but dry. Devizes.

In take off mode....

and a little more relaxed.

 Seagulls all in a row.

Ducks watching on.....

and the pigeons.

Saint James  church watching over all.

27/06/2015 Not much going on at home except catching up, so the promised bird photos from our holiday.

Maximum temperature 25C, minimum 12C. 15 km/h NW wind. Light shower of rain in the morning.