Pondweed under a thin skin of ice on the Compton Park pool on a cold morning earlier this month.
Flying by, black-headed gull, Perton
Black-headed gull: this one was flying over Perton pool recently.
Tassels dangling, tassel bush
Long catkins from a silk tassel bush (garrya elliptica) dangling in thick clumps.
Trio of frosted teazle seed-heads
Three seed-heads growing on the same teazle in the wetland area around the Compton Park pool, seen on a frosty morning earlier this month.
Redwings in short grass, Perton
Two of the members of a small party of redwings which were busy feeding in the short grass by a footpath in Perton a few days ago.
Bluetit after prey in lichen
Bluetit high it a tree in Perton, methodically searching the lichen growing thickly on the bark, probably hunting for invertebrates. It’s the same bird as in this post.