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Common inkcaps, skulking

Glistening inkcaps, skulking

Common inkcaps seem to occur less frequently than some other inkcap mushroom species, at least around here. These were half-hidden by the vegetation and fallen leaves around a felled tree trunk.

Glistening inkcaps, skulking

CORRECTION: identified by Lukas Large as probably glistening inkcaps

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Wild strawberries, winter

Wild strawberries, winter

Tiny wild-type strawberries (though perhaps a garden escape) still ripening just before the frosts started.

Wild strawberries, winter

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Semi-transparent slug

Semi-transparent slug

Small slug climbing up a window so it is lit from behind. The body is darkest where the shell is hidden under its skin, and becomes transparent towards the tail.

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Jackdaw on a branch, preening and watching

Jackdaw on a branch, watching

Bridgnorth’s Castle Walk runs along the top of the cliff looking down on the Severn valley, and often gives good views of local birds.

This jackdaw was sitting on a branch taking care of its feathers, while keeping an eye out in case I was going to threaten it.

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Privet with fruit

Privet with fruit

Glossy black fruit on a garden hedge privet.

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Frosted mosses, some fruiting

Frosted moss

Many of the mosses growing on the top of walls seem to put out their fruiting bodies in the middle of winter. Often they are just in time to be decorated by the first frosts of the season.