So Christmas hasn't been so chaotic this year. More time to write cards, fewer presents to wrap, less food to prepare but more Zoom meetings and phone calls to loved ones and friends.

I managed to get out to some local bird reserves last week and was rewarded with the site of an enormous flock of Lapwings, so big it was like a murmuration. Unfortunatly it happened so fast I didn't get a photo, but the sight will stay with me and sometimes thats the most important thing.

I've also been trying my hand at animation so I'm going to share with you my first creation. A fictional Xmas story about a hedgehog, inspired by the hedgehog that has taken residence in a friends garden. I hope you enjoy it, it was fun to make.