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Canada geese

Canada goose

Some of the West Park birds coping with the early onset of winter.

Canada goose

Canada goose

Canada goose

Canada geese

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Winter scene

Winter landscape

A view over the frozen lake in West Park, looking towards Wolverhampton city centre.

St Peter’s church can be seen in the background.

View after the first light snow above, and after further snow below.

Snowy view

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Muscovy ducks

Muscovy duck

The pair of Muscovy ducks in West Park like to perch on the wooded structure by the side of the boating lake in front of the Conservatory.

Muscovy ducks

Muscovy duck

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Frosty berries

Frosted berries

Berries covered in hoar frost a couple of days ago.

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Oak leaf

Oak leaves

More colours of autumn: oak leaves still on the trees at the end of November, when most other trees had long shed theirs.

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Bird footprints in the snow

Goose footprints

Spot the bird species from the footprints left in the first snow of the winter. Pictured are those from a pigeon, a canada goose and a coot.

Pigeon footprints in the snow

The water bird prints were on the snow lying on the ice on the lake at West Park; the pigeon prints on the lake bank.

Moorhen footprints