Last year’s fern

Last year's fern

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

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.

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

Berkswell snowdrops

Snowdrops

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

Snowdrops

Snowdrops