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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).

Male tufted duck on West Park lake, showing the feathered tuft at the back of his head. He is sprinkled with drops of water remaining after feeding at the bottom of the pool.

A daffodil growing by a path in the wooded end of East Park, and a bunch growing together in a front garden, showing earlier this month. More signs that spring is now well on the way.

Furry outer covering of gorse flower buds half-hidden in the fearsome spikes of the leaves.

Lichen growing on the trunk of a bush by a quiet country lane. A close-up view gave a picture dominated by shades of green and yellow.

One of the bullrushes on the pond at Northycote Farm, its disintegrating seed head backlit by the morning sun. The out of focus yellow in the background is a patch of daffodils on the far shore of the pond.