Driven to distraction by wildlife

Strathnairn, Highlands Looking at siskins so close is a delight. I can never decide if their plumage is yellow-green or lime-green

My study is separate from the house, in the 0.4 hectare garden, and I find there are three main distractions when I try to write there during daylight. (Though not the Toad's Hole engraving by the door, which so intrigues visitors - it's a family joke, dating back to a time when I used to work away a lot and write home signing myself "Toad").

The first is the large pond just below the window. We had the pond dug out 30 years ago, for the wildlife, and it has been a great success - you can even see it on the latest Ordnance Survey map.