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Female blackbird on a branch

Female blackbird on a branch

Female blackbird pausing to check there’s no threats around before flying to the ground to search among shor grass for things to eat.

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Spring fungi: glistening inkcaps

Spring fungi: glistening inkcaps

It’s spring, and the new season’s fungi are starting to appear. Yhese glistening inkcaps were in Old Nursery Wood.

Spring fungi: glistening inkcaps

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Coming in to land (on water), greylag goose

Coming in to land (on water), greylag goose

Greylag goose making a splash as it came in to land on the water of the boating lake at West Park.

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Winter fungi still in spring: scarlet elf cups

Winter fungi still in spring: scarlet elf cups

Scarlet elf cup fungi which first emerged in the depths of winter. A little nibbled around the edges, but still bright red at the end of March.

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Female blackbird, white wing feather

Female blackbird, white wing feather

Blackbird with a small patch of white feathers on the left wing. The dominant female in a garden, chasing any other female which comes too near to her. Even chases intruder males occasionally.

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Ramsom leaves, Aldersley

Ramsom leaves, Aldersley

Ramson (wild garlic) leaves covering tree-shaded patch of ground near the danal junction at Aderesley. Soon the plants will be flowering, and the area heavy with the smell of garlic.