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Water birds

Coot

Not local, but on the river Avon at Stratford.

Birds in a river

Young swan

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Unidentified fungus on a tree stump

Unidentified fungus

From a distance it looked like a couple of miniature boulders; closer, the fungus seemed rather dried up as it grew on the cut surface of the stump of a large tree by one of the footpaths on the Perton estate.

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Comma butterfly on nettles

Comma butterfly on nettle

A lot of butterflies were around during the warm spell at the end of March. This comma spent some time warming itself resting in the middle of a small bed of nettles.

Comma butterfly on nettle

Comma butterfly on nettle

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Blackbird hiding behind dried reeds

Blackbird hiding

It’s just about visible in the centre of the picture!

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Crab-apple flowers coming out

Crab-apple blossom

Half-opened flowers on a crab apple tree. This one is just behind Compton Lock.

Crab-apple blossom

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Buzzard hovering

Buzzard hovering

The Smestow valley pair were rising on a thermal near to Barley Field. As usual, I only managed to get the camera out just before they gained enough height to fly off in search of prey.

Buzzard hovering