Raven flying across the river near Welsh Bridge, Shrewsbury, recently.
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Cormorant flying upstream above the Severn at Shrewsbury. The bird got a little past me, turned around, and headed off back downriver.
Small yellow fungi growing from the lichen-covered cut surface of a tree stump in Bridgnorth’s Castle Grounds recently.
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Goosander taking off, Shrewsbury
Goosander drake taking off from the water to head a short distance upstream to an alternative fishing spot on the Severn at Shrewsbury.
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Lichen growing on a painted metal fence
Lichens have an amazing ability to grow in the most unlikely places, but usually on some form of natural substrate, even if it is the most unpromissing seeming bare rock. These lichens were thriving on the paintwork of a sturdy metal fence.
Pair of goosanders beginning to perform a courtship ritual in the Severn by the English Bridge in Shrewsbury, synchronised swimming in parallel. They broke off from what they were doing when another goosander drake came close.