The long neck is capable of the most complex contortions.
Shrivelled rosehip
Even before the present big freeze, most of the berries left were as inedible as this rosehip.
Urban birds are going to be even more dependent than ever on food put out in feeders and on bird tables.
Wood pigeon footprint
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.
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.
Puffball varieties
A couple more examples of puffball species.
Pochard
The white body feathers of these pochards are covered in a series of darker squiggles, called vermiculations to mark their supposed resemblance to worms.