It was still icy

After the snow had cleared at home, it was still there on higher ground.  It was very much in evidence on a visit to Stourhead.

The Pantheon

Lily Pond (still solid ice)

This Mallard looked like she'd been in a snowball fight:

However, I've seen her since and discovered that it's plumage!

Most of the other usual suspects were around.

Marsh Tit

Robin

Nuthatch

... and more:

The Air Ambulance Service is very much a life-saver in rural areas.  The journey by road from here to Salisbury District Hospital is anything from 40 minutes upwards at busy times when even 'blues-and-twos' can't speed things up a lot.  Helicopters of the type used here can make the same journey in approximately 8 minutes.  For cases in which the 'golden hour' matters, the difference is self-evident.  The Air Ambulance is often on the scene before the ambulance if the nearest is already engaged.

That was so in this case, although, in the event, the patient was transferred by road.

An Air Ambulance leaving (taken from my window)

Finally, some images taken in the garden.

Pied Wagtail

Blue Tit

Chaffinch

Greenfinch