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A Canada goose vigorously disturbs the water of the lake at West Park as it bathes, perhaps following the example of the swam featured in the previous post – those pictures had been taken seconds earlier.

Swan on West Park lake, bathing by vigorously beating its wings to create a do-it-yourself shower.

Cluster of turkey tail fungus on the gradually rotting stump of a felled tree in West Park. It’s a very common bracket fungus, mainly on dead wood.

One of the clumps of snowdrops in Banotck Park, with Bantock House in the background. The sun was just rising over the roofline of Bradmore Road, lighting the area.

Kingsmead Marsh is one of two nature reserves lying directly outside Stafford’s ring road (the other one is Doxey Marshes).

Pearl Brook forms one edge of Kingsmead Marsh, which is much more densely vegetated than Doxey.

One of the West Park magpies, systematically delving away at a small patch of exposed earth in West Park a few days ago, probably in search of something to vary its diet.