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January snow, feeding bluetits

January snow, feeding bluetits

Snowy January, so lots of birds coming to the feeders. Here, some more bluetits.

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Groundsel with flowers, late January

Groundsel with flowers, late January

Looking rather bedraggled, but still with some flowers through the freezing spells in late January, a roadside groundsel.

Groundsel with flowers, late January

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Distant jackdaws in old oak

Distant jackdaws in old oak

Seen from the canal towpath half way between the Bratch and Awbridge: a tangled old oak in the moddle of a field, with a gang of very noisy jackdaws high in the branches.

Distant jackdaws in old oak

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Frost patterns on a window

Frost patterns on a window

Frost, crystallising around linear nuclei, forming patterns on a cold morning on a window recently.

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Blackbirds, touch of snow

Blackbird, touch of snow

That day, snow had fallen, but only a light sprinkling had settled. A female blackbird, looking out warily from the branches of a tree, while a male explored the frozen ground for food.

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Shiny velvet shank

Shiny velvet shank

Moist and shiny cluster of velvet shank mushrooms growing through the ivy covering a tree stump by the Railway Walk near Newbridge.

Shiny velvet shank