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Signs of spring, yellow flowers: gorse

Signs of spring, yellow flowers: gorse

Winter seems to be hanging on for so long this year. Despite the dreary weather, there are signs spring is on the way. Yellow flowers are starting to appear, here some gorse opening.

Signs of spring, yellow flowers: gorse

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Peeping from the holly bush, male blackbird

Peeping from the holly bush, male blackbird

Peeping warily from the protective leaves of a holly bush, a male blackbird.

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West Park, another misty winter morning

West Park, another misty morning

There seem to have been quite a few misty mornings this winter. Here, pictures from another one where I got to West Park before there were many people about.

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Magpie, snowy grass

Magpie, snowy grass

Magpie searching for food through snowy grass, seen through a dirty window.

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Scarlet elf cups: old site, new site

Scarlet elf cups: old site, new site

Scarlet elf cups growing on fallen wood by the Railway Walk. Most of these are from behind the former Tettenhall station, the first site where I noticed these fungi growing in Wolverhampton a decade or so back. A few are from a new site, nearer Meccano Bridge.

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West Park, winter mist, swans

West Park, winter mist, swans

A recent winter morning, with a heavy winter mist. Some of the swans on the West Park boating lake, gently feeding and preeding.