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Camera-shy young herring gull, West Park

Camera-shy young herring gull, West Park

Immature herring gull, West Park. It objected to having its picture taken, flew off to the middle of the water.

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Tiny frogs, bird bath rim

Tiny frogs, bird bath rim

Two tiny frogs, the smaller about an inch long, which were resting on the rim of a bird bath. The spot is sometimes also visited by a larger frog.

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Peacocks, Warwick Castle

Peacocks, Warwick Castle

Peacocks in the grounds of Warwick Castle. I didn’t notice any peahens on our wanderings.

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Landing on water, Canada geese, West Park

Landing on water, Canada geese, West Park

Group of Canada geese flying in and landing on the water of the boating lake at West Park.

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Common Earthballs, in pairs

Common Earthballs, in  pairs

Common earthballs in a front garden. One pair appeared as normal.

Common Earthballs, in  pairs

The other pair had split apart to show the gleba (spore-bearing mass) inside.

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Wasp stripping wood for paper

Wasp stripping wood for paper

Wasp stripping wood from the handrail of the bridge across the Compton Park pool. Used to make paper for its nest.

Wasp stripping wood for paper