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Fatsia buds

Fatsia buds

Fatsia – one of its other names is the false castor oil plant – is an exotic which flowers in the middle of winter.

Fatsia buds

Here are the as yet unopened flower buds from a bush in West Park.

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Flock of starlings, eating

Flock of starlings, eating

These birds were part of a flock of about thirty starlings which were busily eating at the edge of a playing field until a car drove by and disturbed them.

Flock of starlings, eating

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Swans, Swindon

Swans, Swindon

Pair of swans on the canal at Swindon, swimming towards me in the hope of being fed.

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Distant view of Wolverhampton city centre

Distant view of Wolverhampton city centre

View from a path heading up Sedgley Beacon, looking back with the buildings of Wolverhampton city centre forming the skyline.

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View downstream from Trescott ford

Trescott ford

View from the footbridge by the ford across the Smestow at Trescott. The stream was fairly full the day I took the picture.

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Reflection in Wetland Lake

Reflection in Wetland Lake

Trees, mostly leafless for winter, reflected in the gently rippling water of the new pool in Compton Park on a sunny day.