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Clouded agarics under leylandiis

Clouded agaric under leylandiis

Clouded agaric mushrooms growing amid the debris of the leylandii trees they were growing under. Spotted when passing a front garden.

Clouded agaric under leylandiis

The ground under leylandiis often doesn’t have anything interesting to look at. Occasionally, as here, there are some determined fungi.

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Posh snowman

Posh snowman

Snowman by the road in Compton, complete with (snow) top hat, monocle and bow tie.

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These are mine

These are mine

The mistlethrush (previous post) decided it needed to cross the road to take up guard closer to its rowan berries.

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Sharing the tree

Sharing the tree

Shortly after the mistlethrush of the previous post arrived, it was followed by a party of the waxwings which it was on guard against.

One of this group landed in the same tree, to be watched with suspicion.

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On guard

On guard

A mistlethrush perches high in a birch tree, on watch to protect the rowan berries in its territory from a flock of waxwings.

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Bullfinches, winter

Male bullfinch on a snowy day

Bullfinches feeding even when the snow was falling. This male was perching while he waited for a place on the bird table.

Male bullfinch on a snowy bird table

Male on the bird table.

Female bullfinch on a snowy bird table

A paler-coloured female eating as she stands on the edge of the bird table.

Male bullfinch on a snowy day

Another male nearby taking his place in the queue.