Monday Mystery

Last week's close view



was taken looking at the inside of the open door on



a microwave oven as was correctly identified by Adrian, Wilma and Ellen D. Well done. My thanks to all who had a guess.

This week I have taken a close shot of



what? Like to have a guess? Please leave it in the comments. They will be revealed, together with the answer, next Monday.

More Nest Box Inspections

Today was the fourth time Great Tits checked out the Nest Box. What surprised me was the Blue Tit which also visited a short while later. If the video appears to be greyed out it will still play. Seems to be a glitch with YouTube or Blogger.



I wonder how many other sites they are checking out before making a choice.

Nest Box Visitors

First - A short while ago I saw two Robins on the lawn. The male will usually attack and drive off any other male Robin intruders in his territory. Those two kept about six feet apart with no signs of aggression. A single Robin has been the first and last visitor to the bird table every day. About a week ago the camera caught two on there at the same time. Slight aggression but both fed at the same time. I hope this is a bonded pair who will nest nearby in the near future.



Now on to the nest box. On Sunday morning a pair of Great Tits came to investigate it. The box was also visited the following day.



Sunday was very overcast so the camera stayed in black and white. Monday was much brighter so a colour clip was captured.

Monday Mystery

Last week's photo



was the top view of



a candle stick. Congratulations to Wilma and Dave who gave the corect answer. Many thanks to all who had a go.

Here is this week's close view of ...



what? If you would like to make a guess please leave it in the comments They will be revealed, along with the answer, next Monday.

Dwarf Iris

As we slowly head towards warmer weather the Dwarf Iris are putting on a colourful show:



As these are growing in a rather weed covered planter I colour popper them to lessen the distracting background.

Sunset

Colourful Sunset to start February.



Liked the way it was reflected on a window next door.

Monday Mystery

Last week's close view



was part of



Ellen D. and Dave were correct with the general idea that it was a mower. Congratulations to Wilma who was spot on identifying it as a robot mower. This one has been trundling round my 'lawn' for 4 hours each day throughout the Summer. It is one of the less complicated ones and therefore relatively cheap. No phone app needed. No GPS. No programming apart from choosing the length of time it needs to run. A wire has to be laid round the perimeter of its work area. It is random in its choice of direction to move and changes each time it reaches the perimeter wire. The wire is held down by dozens of plastic pegs and after a few weeks is invisible to the eye as it sinks in the surface of the ground.

For this week here is a close view



of what? If you would like to make a guess please leave it in the comments. They will be revealed, along with the answer, next Monday. As always, my thanks to all who have go.