Remaining, female, muscovy duck at West Park. There used to be a pair, but this bird has been the sole survivor for a couple of years now. Still looking healthy, but living a solitary life among the crowds of other waterfowls.
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Perching high in a poolside tree
Heron high in one of the trees on an island in West Park lake – possibly a young bird.
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Holly leaf with frost and ice
Holly leaf on a cold morning: frost around the edges, and patches of ice towards the middle of the leaf.
River Severn when the waters were high enough that it was just beginning to spill over its banks. Views all looking down from Castle Walk on the edge of Bridgnorth’s High Town.
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Felled ash with heart rot
Mature ash tree by Compton Lock, felled because of heart rot, with a view of the fungus fruiting body inside the tree trunk.
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Bullrushes, frost tipped
Closer view of the bullrushes which can be seen growing on the pond in the previous post. The frost had left a cap of ice on the seed heads of the plants.
