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Early celandine

Early celandine

Spotted a couple of weeks back: a single flower every couple of yards down in a ditch in Berkswell.

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Last year’s fern

Last year's fern

The remains of 2011 growth: this one by the towpath of the Staffs & Worcs canal.

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New growth on a willow

Willow tree

The beginnings of a new year’s growth on a willow and the other trees bordering a field.

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Birds of the Exe estuary

Some of the birds which could be seen by the lower reaches of the river Exe during the cold spell a month ago.

Video includes some sequences which have already been included in previous posts.

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A cluster of ladybirds

Ladybirds

Lots of ladybirds seem to be gathering in groups recently. I think these are seven-spotted ladybirds. They were on a tree stump right behind the snowdrops in the last picture in the previous post.

Ladybirds

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Berkswell snowdrops

Snowdrops

In the churchyard and (bottom picture) a small wood by the crossroads in the centre of the village.

Snowdrops

Snowdrops