1st March
A spell of decent sunshine today, and three local adders seemed to be making the most of it. One was this stunning melanistic individual laying out in the open in PV, though looking at the rear end suggests one of the local birds didn't appreciate the appearance. As there is relatively little cover at this time of year the adder was very visible making it vulnerable to predation from the local buzzards I thought. The two pictures were taken about an hour apart, during which time the adder had slightly changed position.