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Parrot waxcap

Parrot waxcap

The subtle greens of these parrot waxcaps here decorated by the frost.

Parrot waxcap

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Firerug inkcap

Firerug inkcap

Yet another of the reasonably common species of inkcaps.

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Frozen ivy

Frozen ivy

This late ivy flower was highlighted bu the first frost at the start of the month.

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Hypoxylon nummularium

Hypoxylon nummularium

The visible part forms what appears to be patches of black and shiny crust on wood.

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Shoveller

Shoveller

Some four or five male shovellers, and one female, seem to have taken up residence on the lake at West Park.

They can often be seen in their feeding posture – heads down in the water so they can strain out the plant food they live on.

Shoveller

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Strange tree

Strange tree

It is of course a mobile phone mast, not very convincingly disguised. Click the picture or its caption to go to a larger version where a box holding some of the electrics can be seen near the top.