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Tufties (and aggresive swan), Stratford

Tufties (and aggresive swan), Stratford

There’s a small flock of tufted ducks on the Avon at Stratford all year round, with more arriving every winter.

Here’s the regulars recently. At the start of the set, they are being chased by an aggressive swan.

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Snakeskin grisette, Wellcombe Hills

Snakeskin grisette, Wellcombe Hills

Snakeskin grisette growing in short grass under trees in the Wellcombe Hills, nature reserve on the edge of Stratford on Avon, managed by the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust.

Snakeskin grisette, Wellcombe Hills

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Swan dance, Stratford on Avon, September

Swans on river Avon at Stratford, “dancing” earlier this month, in the way usually seen prior to mating in spring. Filmed at seven in the morning, when the riverside was far quieter than in a normal year.

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Peregrines, Warwick castle

Peregrines, Warwick castle

Two peregrines on the crenellations of Warwick castle. One picture shows the cliff-like river facing wall they are on the top of.

A pair nested at the castle for the first time this spring, when all was quiet because of lockdown.

They’ve raised three chicks: two female, one male. Pictures show one adult, one young.

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Yellow Sac Spider

Yellow Sac Spider

Yellow sac spider Cheiracanthium mildei – pictured as it crawled over the shoulder strap of my camera bag!

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Greylags coming in to land, West Park

Greylags coming in to land, West Park

Group of greylag geese flying overhead as they come in to land on the lake at West Park.