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Young dabchick fishing

Flaming autumn: Japanese acer leaves, West Park

Young (first winter) little grebe fishing in the canal at Compton. It seemed to be managing to catch a small fish in virtally all of its frequent dives.

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Flaming autumn: Japanese acer leaves, West Park

Flaming autumn: Japanese acer leaves, West Park

Closer views of some of the leaves from the two Japanese acers in the previous post. A gentle breeze and a slow exposure gave the main picture an abstract quality.

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Flaming autumn: Japanese acers, West Park

Flaming autumn: Japanese acer, West Park

Two of the Japanese acer trees scattered around West Park as they turn to their vivid autumn colours.

These pictures were all taken within a couple of minutes.

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Flexible neck: cygnet, Severn, Bridgnorth

Flexible neck: cygnet, Severn, Bridgnorth

A cygnet contorting its neck to rub its head against its back (the preen gland?) as it swam near the Bylet in the River Severn.

Flexible neck: cygnet, Severn, Bridgnorth

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Autumn colours: Severn-side tree

Autumn colours: Severnside tree

Tree by the footpath along the Severn at Bridgnorth, turning into autumn colours a little ahead of the rest.

Autumn colours: Severnside tree

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West Park heron, this misty morning

West Park heron, this misty morning

The day after Halloween, and a thick mist early in the morning.

A heron on the rail around boating lake island was just about visible, and seemed totally unfazed once it had noticed me watching it.