A paradise shelduck on the river at Oberwesel in the Rhine Gorge.
CORRECTION: Almost certainly an Egyptian goose, not any kind of shelduck.
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Paradise shelduck, River Rhine, Oberwesel
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Mist on a frosty morning
A freezing cold morning, but the clear skies let the bright sunlight warm up the surface of the Severn at Shrewsbury, sending a few tendrils of mist rising.
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Mysterious footprints, English Bridge
High water in the Severn had left soft mud on sections of the riverside footpath. Under English Bridge at Shrewsbury there were lots of animal prints in the mud. Many were dogs, but the pattern-matching algorithms at iNaturalist suggest these may be badge.
Goosanders swimming up and down the Severn at Shrewsbury on Boxing Day, occasionally fishing or preening.
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Reflections, English Bridge
English Bridge, Shrewsbury seen from the riverside footpath. It was mid-morning, but because it was Boxing Day the road wasn’t busy with the usual traffic.
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Cormorants, Boxing Day, Shrewsbury
On a freezing Boxing Day morning, cormorants pausing from fishing in the Severn and preening to oil their feathers before they have another go.