Winter-time thistle even more spiky than usual. Long, thin frost crystals after a freezing night like a myriad of additional thorns.
Goosander drake, Perton Pool
Lone male goosander resting placidly on the water, about as far away as it was possible to get from the shore of the large pool on the Penk at Perton earlier this month.
Thick mist, Newbridge, canal
Boats moored by the boatyard at Newbridge on a day when the early morning mist was thick.
Buzzard flying over Wightwick Lock
Buzzard circling round overhead as it used thermals to gain height. I was sitting on the parapet of the bridge at Wightwick Lock when I took this series of pictures.
Bullrush seed-heads, Compton Park Pool, frosted
Seed-heads from bullrushes growing in the Compton Park pool, with ice crystals formed after a recent frosty night.
Replacing lock gates, 21 locks
Work is going on seven days a week replacing gates on the locks of the 21 locks section of the Birmingham Canal. Sections of the canal drained while the work is done, and a boat loaded with one set of recently removed upper gates.
