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Grasses setting seed

Grass seeds

Two kinds of wild grasses, the seeds just beginning to ripen.

Grass seeds

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Magpie in Brueton Park

Magpie

One of the birds which is most visible in towns and cities. This individual was in Brueton Park, Solihull.

Magpie

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Buzzards riding a thermal

Buzzards riding a thermal

Two of a trio of buzzards, soaring high in the sky.

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Blackbird resting from bathing

Blackbird resting from bathing

The blackbird had been bathing in the outlet to the Dock, a side basin by Stourbridge locks.

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Sparrow dust bathing

Sparrow dust bathing

This sparrow was dust bathing on the towpath of the Stourbridge canal.

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Delph locks

Delph locks

Delph Nine Locks on the Dudley No 1 canal, not far from the Merry Hill shopping centre, has unusual overflow weirs which are impressive after wet weather.

There are in fact only eight locks in the flight. Traces of the uppermost of the original nine can be seen beyond the pool by the lock downhill of Mill Street bridge.