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Pussy willow catkins beginning to open

Pussy willow catkins beginning to open

Catkins on a pussy willow just beginning to open. They had not yet got the bright yellow surface of pollen for scattering to the wind.

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Elf cup by Compton Lock

Elf cup by Compton Lock

Scarlet elf cup fungi seem to have been growing in more patches in and around the Smestow Valley Nature Reserve this winter. This was one of several scattered on the floor of the patch of woodland by Compton Lock.

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Dunnock high in a bush

Dunnock high in a bush

Dunnock which obligingly posed while perching high in a bush by the canal towpath at Wombourne.

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Tufted duck female, West Park

Tufted duck female, West Park

One of the female tufted ducks on the lake at West Park. As with many bird species, her plumage is plainer than the male (previous post).

Tufted duck female, West Park

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Tufted duck male, West Park

Tufted duck male, West Park

Male tufted duck on West Park lake, showing the feathered tuft at the back of his head. He is sprinkled with drops of water remaining after feeding at the bottom of the pool.

Tufted duck male, West Park

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Signs of spring – Daffodils

Daffodil, East Park

A daffodil growing by a path in the wooded end of East Park, and a bunch growing together in a front garden, showing earlier this month. More signs that spring is now well on the way.

Daffodils