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Reedmace, River Exe, Exeter

Reedmace, River Exe, Exeter

Reedmace, a.k.a. bulrushes, by the River Exe just downstream from Exeter Quays.

Reedmace, River Exe, Exeter
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Bold black-headed gull

Bold black-headed gull

Black-headed gull, already in breeding plumage in mid-February, boldly standing on the quayside by the River Exe at Topsham.

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Views of a reed bed

Views of a reed bed

A couple of shots at one of the many reed beds in the Exe estuary area. One stalk was standing taller than its fellows, stark against a threatening sky. Looking just a little lower down, the bed formed one mass.

Views of a reed bed
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Shelduck feeding, resting

Shelduck feeding, resting

The RSPB Bowling Green Marsh Reserve again. A shelduck upends to feed on the bottom of one of the shallow pools, while nearby, another duck snoozes.

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Fungi with white mould

Fungi with white mould

Fungi, possibly velvet shanks, rotting the tree they are growing on. In their turn being sustenance for the white mould growing on them.

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Wigeon afloat and ashore, Bowling Green

Wigeon afloat and ashore, Bowling Green

Wigeon, constantly whistling to one another, swimming on a stretch of the open water at the RSPB Bolling Green Reserve. Others moving as a group as they fed among the tussocky grass.