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View from the old bridge, Newbridge, misty winter morning

View from the old bridge, Newbridge, misty winter morning

Looking down the canal towards Comptob from the canal bridge at Newbridge on a recent morning. The winter mist, thicker in the Smestow valley, softens even nearby things.

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Misty winter morning, the Quarry, Shrewsbury

Misty winter morning, the Quarry, Shrewsbury

Blurred outlines and muted colours of everything seenthrough a winter morning mist – views in Shrewsbury’s large park in the bend of the Severn, the Quarry.

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Tufted ducks, West Park, preening afloat

Tufted duck, West Park, preening

Tufted ducks, females and one male, contorting themselves as they preened while swimming on the lake in West Park recently.

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Scarlet elf cup fungus, Newbridge, frosty morning

Scarlet elf cup fungus, Newbridge, frosty morning

Scarlet elf cup fungi have been growing on the same pile of fallen wood near the Railway Walk at Newbridge for several winters now. These pictures were taken on cold mornings which left traces of frost or ice on some of the fruiting bodies.

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Slim magpie on old tree stump, West Park

Slim magpie on old tree stump, West Park

Slim-looking magpie standing on a well-rotted old tree stump in West Park recently. Although I was looking from behind, it was still watching me warily.

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Raven overhead, Shrewsbury

Raven overhead, Shrewsbury

Raven flying across the river near Welsh Bridge, Shrewsbury, recently.