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Starling searching new-mown grass for insects

Starling searching new-mown grass for insects

Starling prospecting the recently-mown grass by a pedestrian crossing for food.

Starling searching new-mown grass for insects

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Yellow poppy flower

Yellow poppy flower

Possibly a Welsh poppy, which often (as here) grows self-sown in gardens.

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Herons at the nest, Pendeford Mill

Herons at the nest, Pendeford Mill

A pair of herons on the tree with their nest during Pendeford Mill’s open day. The birds were probably caring for what were then young chicks.

Heron at the nest, Pendeford Mill

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Red chestnut flowers

Red chestnut flowers

Chestnut trees with red flowers are less common than those with the paler form. The row of trees behind the number 3 bus terminal at Castlecroft alternates the two types.

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Great tit on a twig, Northycote

Great tit on a twig, Northycote

A great tit perching on a twig as it checks that all is clear before it heads for the bird feeders at Northycote Farm.

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Buzzard and magpie sitting on a fence

Buzzard and magpie sitting on a fence

A buzzard and a magpie sitting on the same fence by the Smestow Brook at Wightwick.