Category: David

Closer view of the seed head of one of the reeds in the reed bed in one of the pictures in this post.

Tufted duck (black and white plumage) and pochard males, seen just after they resurfaced from diving for food.

The tuftie is one of a small flock, probably wild birds which have found a cosy spot to spend the winter. The pochard is the only one of its kind.

Drake, a mallard / Aylesbury cross, with a distinctive pattern on the edge of its beak. The bird was with a small group of mallards.

Severn at Ironbridge, the day after storm Imogen had dumped rain on the country. Water levels had risen so that the riverside footpath was under a couple of feet of water.

Did you work out that the post a few days ago was a closer view of the path at the base of the bridge in a similar state on the same day?

Puddle frozen over on a cold morning. Air bubbles trapped under the ice formed patterns I liked.

Butterbur, a spring-flowering wild plant. But these, beginning to open before the middle of February, had arrived earlier than the standard time. This seems to be becoming the new normal.