Winter has struggled to turn up so far but today, as an icy fog hangs over the fields, it fells like it's finally arrived.
While lots of mammals take the sensible strategy of hibernating through these cold months, there's no rest for most of us including this industrious kingfisher.
I hope there's no ice between this chap and his fish!
Mike Lane caught this one in the Midlands. See more from him and our other photographers at www.rspb-images.com