The current big freeze makes wild animals and birds more desperate in their seach for food.
The snow also means they leave more signs where they have been.
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Muscovy duck
Not one of the most elegant of duck species. This individual and its mate seemed keen to use a notice board as a look-out post.
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Puffball varieties
A couple more examples of puffball species.
The white body feathers of these pochards are covered in a series of darker squiggles, called vermiculations to mark their supposed resemblance to worms.
These non-flowering plants are often inconspicuous green patches with small leaves.
The commonest wild duck. Males, as here, are richly coloured.