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Fleeing jackdaw, Finchfield

Fleeing jackdaw, Finchfield

Finchfield jackdaw flying off to a safer spot after being disturbed by someone walking their dog.

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Ear fungus, another return

Ear fungus, another return

Every time I go along the Railway Walk between Newbridge and Compton, the ear fungus growing up the trunk of an elder looks like it has a different texture.

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Bubbles with bubbles

Bubbles with bubbles

Ice on the then partially-frozen surface of the West Park lake. Bubbles of air below the ice, several inches across, seemed to have been spawning much smaller bubbles.

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First snowdrops, Bantock Park, mud splattered

First snowdrops, Bantock Park, mud splattered

The first snowdrops I’ve spotted for 2021, splattered with mud thrown up by the heavy rains. Growing in Bantock Park; Bantock House can be seen, out of focus, in the background.

First snowdrops, Bantock Park, mud splattered

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Rooftop vantage point

Rooftop vantage point

Keeping a careful look out: carrion crow on the edge of the roof of a block of flats opposite Bantock Park.

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Spindle, fruits all gone

Spindle, fruits all gone

The coverings of the fruits on a spindle tree a little while ago, the fruits now all gone – eaten by birds probably. From a distance the pink remains look a bit like flowers on an otherwise bare tree.