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Snowdrops flowering, Coppice Wood

Snowdrops flowering, Coppice Wood

Sections of a clump of snowdrops on the edge of Coppice Wood, flowering on a sunny morning.

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Muscovies approaching, West Park

Muscovies approaching, West Park

The new pair of West Park muscovy ducks waddling round the shore of the lake, heading towards me.

Muscovies approaching, West Park

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Grey wagtail pausing briefly, riverside, Bridgnorth

Grey wagtail pausing briefly, riverside, Bridgnorth

Grey wagtail taking a brief pause on the edge of the Bylet at Bridgnorth. Seen on Valentine’s Day, when all the wagtails living by the Bylet were very active, flying back and forth, forming or strengthening the pair bonds as tradition claims birds do on that day.

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Colour, texture: Chinese red birch bark, Castle Grounds, Bridgnorth

Colour, texture: Chinese red birch bark, Castle Grounds, Bridgnorth

The red of the bark and the wood under the bark are already distinctive in Chinese red birch trees. But when the birch peels back to show the wood beneath, it also creates attention-grabbing textures.

These pictures are of a tree in the Castle Grounds Park, Bridgnorth.

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Female blackbird on twig overlooking Severn, Bridgnorth

Female blackbird on twig overlooking Severn, Bridgnorth

Female blackbird on a twig hanging over the River Severn at Bridgnorth. The bird was perhaps a little bolder than usual – the picture was taken on Valentine’s Day.

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Spring should be here soon: crocusses and snowdrops

Purple crocusses

Brightening up grey and dismal winter days, and a sign that spring should not be too far away, crocusses and snowdrops in flower. These were in the Castle Grounds Park, Bridgnorth.