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Blackbird

Blackbird

This bird was feeding on the ground.

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Wood pigeon egg

Wood pigeon egg

This wood pigeon’s egg had fallen out of a tree, or perhaps it was knocked by whatever ate most of the contents.

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Pussy willow catkins

Pussy willow catkins

The furry-looking catkins of the pussy willow.

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Bluetit

Bluetit

A bluetit taking a pause while eating from a peanut feeder.

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Velvet shrank fungus

Velvet shank fungus

One of the few fungi which carries on growing even in the cold season. It grows directly from the trunks of deciduous trees, here a horse chestnut.

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Frogs and spawn

Frogs spawning

These frogs and frogspawn were in a corner of the pool in Wightwick Manor garden.

The one below seemed to be trying to have a staring contest with me.

Frog

There were a lot of frogs, and lots of spawn.

Frogspawn