Beyond the penumbra of fear

Thursford, Norfolk Occasionally one blackbird would position herself so close to the glass that you felt sure she was looking at youA friend and fellow wood-owner has built a hide in his patch that’s sunk into the ground so that windows, which are fitted with one-way glass, look out at eye-level over a nearby pond. From its interior you have the most intimate ringside views of the wildlife – which, meanwhile, hasn’t any inkling of human presence. Related: Here for the dawnConti