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Misty morning magpie

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Magpie strutting out on the tarmac of a West Park path on a misty morning. Taking a break from persecuting invertebates, searching for grwins of cereal left to feed the birds.

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Spring coming, narcissi

Spring coming, narcissi

Spring coming early at the end of February, narcissi already in full flower. These were by the Penk at Perton.

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Swan, boating lake, misty morning

Swan, boating lake, misty morning

Swan, swimming wings raised in a threat posture on West Parkboating lake on a misty morning. A wider view shows four swans in this stance, with no sign of a foe being confronted, as the Conservatory forms a ghostly background.

Swan, boating lake, misty morning

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Before and after: crocuses

Before and after: crocuses

Two views of the same patch of crocuses, growing in front garden, on the same day. Flowers closed, seen minutes after dawn. Flowers wide open, the middle of a sunny afternoon.

Before and after: crocuses

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Red in beak and claw

Red in beak and claw

Lesser black backed gull on the shore of West Park’s boating lake island, eating away at the remains of a pigeon.

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Cones, just beginning to form

Cones, just beginning to form

Cones just beginning to form, nestling in a surround of long, long needles.

Cones, just beginning to form