Juvenile swans, now full sized but not yet in adult plumage, swimming in the Severn by the bridge at Bridgnorth last week. The birds are probably all from the same clutch which hatched last summer. They were with two adult birds, the parents.
Pestle puffball, Himley Plantation
Pestle puffball, a puffball fungus with a noticable stem raising the fruiting body above the ground, making it look a bit like a pestle with its handle stuck in the soil. These were growing in Himley Plantation back in October.
Gorse flowering, middle of winter
Gorse flowers all year round. This picture was taken just after Christmas.
Yellowhammer (facing away), Castlecroft
Yellowhammer, sharing the same canalside tree in Castlecroft with yesterday’s reed bunting. It persisted in turning its back to me.
Vole holes, Bridgnorth and Oxley
Holes by the margin of the River Severn at Brignorth, and by the canal at Oxley. Probably the entrances for water vole burrows. Normally the burrows are hard to spot, hidden behind vegetation, with some of the entrances below water level.
Reed bunting, Castlecroft
More pictures I didn’t get round to posting when they were taken. This reed bunting, high on a tree by the canal at Castlecroft, was spotted in April 2015.