The pond at Compton Park, created only a few years ago as part of the housing development on the edge of the park, with the vegetation which is sadly slowly choking it.
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Spiky all over
Each seed of these teazles sprouts a long stalk with a vicious hook, for getting caught in fur or feathers to disperse the seeds.
The stems are also covered in vicious spikes. These are to discourage creatures from landing on them.
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Preening tufty, Perton
Tuftie drake over by the island on the upper pool at Perton was behaving rather oddly. I think it was preening, but hard to be sure from a distance.
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Finches and titmice
A repeat showing for some videos showing some of the users of garden bird feeders
These are all pre-pandemic, dating back to 2017 and 2019
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Not off to the heronry
Most herons are now congregating at one or other of the local heronries. Not this bird, which was by the island on the upper pool at Perton recently. Probably it’s not yet mature.
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Sugar stealers stuck
Rosebay willowherb seeds normally float through the summer air on their feathery seeds, sometimes called sugar stealers. These plants held on to just a few of theirs from last year.
