Author: David

Not one of the most elegant of duck species. This individual and its mate seemed keen to use a notice board as a look-out post.

A couple more examples of puffball species.

The white body feathers of these pochards are covered in a series of darker squiggles, called vermiculations to mark their supposed resemblance to worms.

These non-flowering plants are often inconspicuous green patches with small leaves.

The commonest wild duck. Males, as here, are richly coloured.

When free of frost, this waxcap was bright yellow (see below). Probably the butter waxcap, but several others are also yellow.