Dusk wander

A pleasant wander this evening south of the village on an owl hunt. On my way a single yellowhammer was still requesting "a little bit of bread and no cheese" from its regular haunt near the golf course. The resident mallards occupied their usual space on the River Ash as a single green woodpecker flew from tree to tree in front of me. I sat opposite a red brick cattle shed for almost an hour. I thought a good place for a barn owl roost, but up until 6.15pm no such owl appeared. However, 4 tawny owls called from various locations, whilst 1 little owl screeched from near Ash Valley club house. Large numbers of corvids headed south and pheasants seemed to be having an on going argument, with 4 separate birds calling from hedgerows. As I walked back home a tawny owl watched me from an oak tree, whilst the little owl obligingly perched on a telegraph pole. More mimicry from myself persuaded another tawny owl to call. This was opposite Bridgefoot Farm.
I include a few photos from last weekend, especially Sunday that was bright and frosty. A short, early morning walk produced little of note. Just great to be there. The top one is the view towards Brick Kiln Hill, looking east at 8.00am, whilst the second is looking east later in the morning. This was taken from New Road, just before it joins the Little Hadham, Much Hadham road.