snow

The snow is still lying deep and crisp and even but the skies are blue and the radiant temperature from the sun is 14C despite the fact that the air temperature is below freezing.
I managed a walk along the River Charente at Montignac yesterday and watched a water pipit feeding with a few redwings close to the river. A snipe was another interesting sight on the river bank where the snow had melted. The only other bird of note was a male blackcap.