Icy Riverside

Though not as cold as last Winter it has still been pretty keen frost over the past few days. January has been really mild and I quite like the clean, cold bright days - beats wind and rain anytime ! We need the frost anyway to stop any runaway growth before the spring.The Swans were slipping and sliding all over the moat which was solid with glass ice, eventually they did manage to get back to the river. (Short video below ) The beautiful Pintail duck is happy among the Mallards and looks like staying for a while at least.