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Spring flower: cherry

Spring flower: cherry

Cherries prduce their blossom earlier than most other flowering trees – a sign that winter is finally giving way to spring.

Spring flower: cherry

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Portrait of a mallard drake

Portrait of a mallard drake

Mallard drake sitting at the edge of the Birmingham Canal, totally undisturbed by my presence. Seemed to be posing for a portrait.

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Blackbird with a muddy beak

Blackbird with a muddy beak

Blackbirds often end up with bits of soil left on their beaks after they have been probing the ground for food. This male was on marshy ground near Sarehole Mill.

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Elf cups by the Severn

Elf cups by the Severn

One of my favourite fungi, scarlet elf cups bring a splash of bright colour to winter and early spring. These were growing by a footpath along the river bank of the Severn near Bridgnorth.

Elf cups by the Severn

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Exe 2015: Curlew on the prowl

Curlew on the prowl

Curlew searching for food in the shallow water left in the intertidal zone in front of the hide at Dawlish Warren.

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Tree peony flower bud

Tree peony flower bud

Tree peony flower bud – there are always things worth seeing in the front gardens of Bridgnorth’s East Castle Street.