Pair of mallards on the Alne at Henley in Arden. The birds were swimming upstream at a pace just matching that of the current, so they were keeping opposite the same place on the banks and opposite each other.
As they swam in parallel, each was watching the other.
Teazle seed heads in winter. The hooked spines on the seed heads meant the plant used to be used in wool production, to clean and raise the nap on the fabric.
Young heron, probably the same bird featured here, hunched up against the cold as it stands on a fallen tree watching on the edge of West Park boating lake island.
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.