This healthy-looking robin was singing noisily to establish itself in its spring territory. It chose the perch to stand on which was only yrds from me.
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City centre windmill
Broad Eye Windmill, overlooking the River Sow at what is now the edge of Centre, but was possibly the edge of town when it was in use as a mill.
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You can lead a duck to water …
Another visit to Perton with its pools. Once again the muscovy drake was hanging round on the gravel at the inlet to the upper pool. It didn’t even seem to be hoping for bread this time. Occasionally, it bent its neck to take a sip of the water.
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Reedy pond, sunny morning
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.