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House sparrow in holly bush

House sparrow in holly bush

Jaunty male house sparrow, perched on a twig in a holly bush.

House sparrow in holly bush

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Snowdrops with distant view of Bantock House

Snowdrops with distant view of Bantock House

In the distance, Bantock House peeping through trees, with snowdrops in the foreground.

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Ice and mist, boating lake, West Park

Ice and mist, boating lake, West Park

West Park boating lake, still part frozen, but the ice beginning to melt. A dark morning, with a heavy mist. Some Canada geese and a lone coot on the ice, looking rather disconsolate.

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Signs of spring, yellow flowers: winter aconite

Signs of spring, yellow flowers: winter aconite

The winter aconites of Coppice Wood, the flowers further open on every visit.

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Questing male blackbird, West Park

Questing male blackbird, West Park

Male blackbird with a territory right by one of the entrances to West Park. Here searching the short grass for something to eat, while also keeping a careful eye on me.

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Signs of spring, yellow flowers: daffodils

Signs of spring, yellow flowers: daffodils

More yellow flowers of spring, still not quite open. These daffodils were in Coppice Wood, near to yesterday’s primroses.

Signs of spring, yellow flowers: daffodils