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Canada geese in flight

Canada geese in flight

Pair of Canada geese flying by the water at Pool Hall Fishery. They were coming in to land in the field on the far shore.

Canada geese in flight

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Wetland Pool, Tettenhall Ridge lost in the mist

Wetland Pool, Tettenhall Ridge lost in the mist

All but the faintest ghost of the trees of Tettenhall Ridge lost in the mist in this view over the Smestow Valley Wetland Pool early one morning.

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Pussy willow catkins beginning to open

Pussy willow catkins beginning to open

Catkins on a pussy willow just beginning to open. They had not yet got the bright yellow surface of pollen for scattering to the wind.

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Elf cup by Compton Lock

Elf cup by Compton Lock

Scarlet elf cup fungi seem to have been growing in more patches in and around the Smestow Valley Nature Reserve this winter. This was one of several scattered on the floor of the patch of woodland by Compton Lock.

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Dunnock high in a bush

Dunnock high in a bush

Dunnock which obligingly posed while perching high in a bush by the canal towpath at Wombourne.

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Tufted duck female, West Park

Tufted duck female, West Park

One of the female tufted ducks on the lake at West Park. As with many bird species, her plumage is plainer than the male (previous post).

Tufted duck female, West Park