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Moorhen chicks by Badger pool

Moorhen chick

These two moorhen chicks are probably siblings from two different broods.

Moorhen chick

They were feeding in the grass by Badger lower pool, right by the side of the road.

Moorhen chicks

Moorhen chicks

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Waterlily seed head

Waterlily seed head

The flowers on the waterlilies had all gone over.

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Reed mace, Badger lower pool

Reedmace, Badger lower pool

A bullrush flowering.

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Pool in the Dingle, Badger

Pool in the Dingle, Badger

As well as the two pools in the centre of the village there is one down by the stream in the Dingle.

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Carrion crow on a post

Carrion crow on a post

This weathered post, by a quiet lane outside Pattingham, seemed to be the crow’s preferred lookout point.

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West Park heron in Willow tree

West Park heron

This heron seems to have chosen the willow tree on the island of the smaller arm of the lake in West Park as its preferred perch.

West Park heron

West Park heron

West Park heron