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More bluetits II

More bluetits II

Garden bluetit charging up on fuel – spending some time eating from a fatball.

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Chickweed, flowers starting to open

Chickweed, flowers starting to open

A mass of chickweed growing by the foot of a roadside tree. The first few white flowers were just starting to open.

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More bluetits I

More bluetits I

First of a short series of posts featuring more shots of garden bluebirds. This one was on the lookout high in the branches of a buddleia.

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Deceptive all winter through

Deceptive all winter through

Deceiver mushrooms have been appearing through all but the coldest periods of the winter. These were in Old Nursery Wood.

Deceptive all winter through

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Robin eating fatballs

Robin eating fatballs

Robin hungrily eating from the fatballs in a garden bird feeding area.

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Cuckoo pint, signs of new growth

Cuckoo pint, signs of new growth

Cuckoo pint leaves developing among the fallen leaves from last year’s trees – this plant is in Old Nursery Wood/

Like other plants of the woodland floor, cuckoo pints need to get their sunlight early in the spring, before the trees above grow their leaves and put the ground into shade.