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Cormorant taking off from the Severn at Bridgnorth

Cormorant taking off from the Severn at Bridgnorth

A cormorant was fishing in the Severn at Bridgnorth while I was crossing the old bridge recently. The current was sweeping it closer, until it decided it was too close to humans, and took off to head back upstream.

I only had time for this one picture, and the camera was on the wrong setting so the autofocus couldn’t cope with a fast-moving subject. But I liked the effect anyway.

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Rhododendron bud forming, mid-November

Rhododendron bud forming

Next year’s flower buds already forming on one of the West Park rhododendron bushes by the middle of November.

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Reflections in the Severn

Reflections in the Severn

Bridgnorth quay and St Leonard’s church, Bridgnorth from across the Severn, with the houses along the quay reflected in the river.

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Bushy old man’s beard

Bushy old man's beard

A mass of old man’s beard hanging over the cliff separating High Town and Low Town at Bridgnorth. It was a cold day, so the plant has a heavy dusting of frost. The steam in the foreground was from Low Town central heating.

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Mushrooms with mottled caps

Mushroom with mottled cap

Another mushroom of the species “unidentified”.

Mushroom with mottled cap

These came from a front garden almost directly across the road from those which featured in the previous post.

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Broad Street basin, Chubb building

Broad Street basin, Chubb building

Broad Street canal basin partly iced over last week. The Chubb Building looms through the slight mist in the background.