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Moorhen on ice

Moorhen

Moorhen striding gingerly over the frozen boating lake in West Park.

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Freezing lake

Icy ash keys

Even a partial freezing of the West Park boating lake is causing a problem for these birds.

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Squirrel

Squirrel

The squirrels of West Park are so used to being fed that it is moot whether they are wild.

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Fly agaric again

Fly agaric

These are such spectacular mushrooms, so here are another couple of them.

Fly agaric

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Split porecrust

Split porecrust

This fungus looks like a congealed foam on rotting wood, including, as here, on tree stumps.

This closer view also shows tiny puffballs nearby.

Split porecrust

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Canada geese feeding

Canada geese feeding

This flock were systematically going over the patch of ground which was very soft after recent rainfall.

Canada geese feeding