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From Dawlish Warren, looking east

From Dawlish Warren, looking east

Views from the sea front at Dawlish Warren, looking east towards the Exe estuary. Beyond the estuary, there’s Exmouth and, at the twon’s far end, the beginning of the cliffs of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site.

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Black headed gull on the q.v., Topsham

Black headed gull on the q.v., Topsham

A young black-headed gull looking round suspiciously as it prospected the seaweed in the shallows of an ebbing tide for things to eat.

Black headed gull on the q.v., Topsham
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Two weirs, Exeter

Two weirs, Exeter

Two neighbouring weirs on the River Exe as it passes through Exeter. The Mill on the Exe pub, our destination when I took these pictures, is just visible on the edge of one of the shots.

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Devon hedgerow with umbellifer

Devon hedgerow with umbellifer

An ordinary roadside Devon hedgerow, with a lone umbellifer standing mush taller than the rest of the vegetation.

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Historic cat door (Exeter Cathedral)

Historic cat door (Exeter Cathedral)

Medieval cat door cut into one of the doors of Exeter Cathedral. Were the mice which infested cathedrals better off than their proverbial cousins in more ordinary churches?

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Ancient bivalves, Exeter Cathedral grounds

Ancient bivalves, Exeter Cathedral grounds

One of the paving stones on a footpath in the open space around Exeter Cathedral. The fossils of ancient bivalves, and possibly other creatures, showing up against the darker matrix of the rock they are embedded in.