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Exe 11: weather vane

Avocet weather vane

This weather vane right by the Exe at Topsham portrays an avocet.

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Exe 10: ice crystals

Ice crystals

These ice crystals had formed at the high tide mark on the estuary of the river Exe during the recent cold spell.

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Exe 9: magpies

Magpies

A pair of magpies run across the sandy ground by the entrance to Dawlish Warren railway station.

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Exe 8: stuck in the mud

Decaying boat

The slowly-decaying remains of two former boats on the mud of the Exe estuary at low tide. These wrecks are at the end of the Turf’s beer garden.

Decaying boat

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Exe 7: plane seeds

Plane in winter

Dangling seed-heads on a riverside plane tree. This year’s leaf buds and the lichen encrustation on the branches can also be seen.

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Exe 6: hungry swan

This swan was on the Exeter canal, not far from its seaward end at the Turf public house.

I was as hungry as the swan. The Turf is a welcoming pub when it is open. Sadly, it stays closed early in the year until the school half term.