On the right we passed a field of sheep and thickly amidst them were an enormous amount of lapwings, curlews and although mixed in with the crowd, but standing out from them, were dozens of canada geese, some grazing but many standing heads held high as if alert and waiting for something.
Further along we passed the fields of little white ponies, they are sturdy looking beasts and always give us pleasure when we see them. A few months ago we read in the local paper of how they had escaped the field and made their way on to the motorway, causing it to be closed. They must have been as startled to see all the traffic as drivers and passengers must have been to see them.
As we reached the point where the huge reservoir-type lakes are on the left hand side, we were delighted to see a heron fly low over our car. Both lakes were devoid of all wildlife, except for a pair of swans in the first lake, and in the second was only one lonely swan gloriously white and well reflected in the dark cold water. I wondered what had become of its mate, as swans mate for life and there was no sign of another single swan.
On the right hand side we passed the tall trees with huge round balls of mistletoe still hanging from them, bringing remembrances of Christmases past and hopes of Christmases to come.
We were amazed at one point to see several huge flocks of gulls passing overhead, years ago we always knew these as sea gulls, but of course the pickings have become easy and rich inland and the gulls have moved inland. I read last year that there are now many gulls who have never even visited the coast!
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