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Spot the goldcrest

Spot the goldcrest

Can you spot a tiny goldcrest hidden in the mass of mistletoe here? The bird was moving about rapidly in a hedge separating sections of the garden at New Place, Stratford on Avon.

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Teazle seed-heads, frosty morning, Compton Park wetland area

Teazle seed-heads, frosty morning

Seed-heads on some of the teazles in the wetalnd area around the pool at Compton Park recently, when a heavy overnight frost had left them decorated by ice crystals.

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Spurge after rain, New Place garden

Spurge after rain, New Place garden

Varigated leaves on a cultivated variety of spurge in the garden of New Place, Stratford on Avon, with additional decoration from the water left behind after heavy overnight rain.

Spurge after rain, New Place garden

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Heron on overhanging branch

Heron on overhanging branch

Heron on a branch hanging over the Avon at Stratford, positioned to watch the water just below a weir for fish.

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Snowdrops about to open, Stratford

Snowdrops about to open, Stratford

Clump of snowdrops, the flowers not quite open at the end of last month. The church out of focus in the background is Holy Trinity, Stratford. A lock and weir on the River Avon separate the flowers and foreground fron the church.

Snowdrops about to open, Stratford

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Pied wagtail on paving, Stratford

Pied wagtail on paving

Pied wagtail, one of a pair with a territory around the canal basin at Stratford on Avon, striding around on paving stones ignoring the busy traffic in pedestrians a few yards away.