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Lichen on gravestone: Tettenhall

Lichen on gravestones: Tettenhall

Another on the occasional series on lichens growing on gravestones. This one is by the path leading up the slope by Tettenhall church.

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Daffodils

Daffodils

Brightening up many roadsides as a marker of spring arriving thanks to being planted by council workers.

Daffodils

These were in grassy areas in the middle of the ring road and the middle of Linden Lea.

Daffodils

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Reed seedheads

Reed

View over the edge of a reed bed on the Exe estuary.

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Wigeon feeding

Wigeon feeding

This flock of ducks was feeding directly in front of the RSPB hide at the Bowling Green Reserve
in Topsham, south Devon.

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Teazel on a riverbank

Teazle

This teazel is probably cultivated, but it harmonised in colour with the reed bed in the background. I couldn’t resist the picture as I enjoyed the view in an excellent pub’s outside drinking area.

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Moss and tiny mushroom

Fruiting moss and tiny mushroom

I took this as a grab shot of the moss growing on a garden wall, its fruiting bodies lit up by the sun. It wasn’t until I looked at the picture that I noticed the tiny mushroom.

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Silhouetted tree

Tree

This tree was outlined against the sky, growing on the bank separating the Exeter Ship Canal from the estuary of the river Exe which can just about be seen in the background.

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Blackbird

Blackbird

This blackbird appeared to be spreading its wings to catch the sun.

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Violets

Violets

This post, and like those for today and the next three days, are not from in or around Wolverhampton. Instead, they were taken on a short break in south Devon at the end of February. These violets were already developed in a sheltered spot.

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Juvenile swan feeding

Juvenile swan

The scruffy feathers of this feeding swan mark it out as a young one.