Categories DavidFrosted umbellifer Post author By David Post date 26 March 2016 What a difference a month makes!Towards the end of February, a frosty morning and ice crystals thickly coating the remains of one of last year’s umbellifers in Compton Rough.
Categories DavidTufted duck on and by the Severn, Bridgnorth Post author By David Post date 25 March 2016 In among the geese and mallards which haunt the river by Severn Bridge in Bridgnorth, a lone male tufted duck.When he gets out of the water, his feet look huge.
Categories DavidGreen bottles in springtime Post author By David Post date 25 March 2016 Birds do it, bees do it. So, apparently, in the warmth of a springtime sun, do green bottle flies.
Categories DavidExe estuary 201602 – last moorings Post author By David Post date 24 March 2016 Landscapes with boats left at their last moorings, gradually decaying. The larger boat has been slowly reverting to nature for at least a decade.
Categories DavidCollection of corvid pictures Post author By David Post date 24 March 2016 Magpies, a carrion crow and a jackdaw.The magpies and the crow were at the top of tall trees overlooking them busy Tettenhall Road / Newhampton Road junction. The jackdaw was on the ground by the path at Northycote Farm, where it had just found something juicy to eat.
Categories DavidExe estuary 201602 – Goldfinch eating teazle seeds Post author By David Post date 23 March 2016 Goldfinch busy eating teazle seeds. For a few seconds the bird had its head pointed in my direction, but mostly it was facing directly the other way.