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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.

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A new pool, West Park

A new pool, West Park

The recent rains have left many wide and deep puddles in fields and parks. Here a pair of the West Park mallards swim by some of the park’s shrubs, drinking the water and dabbling for food as they do so.

A new pool, West Park

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Misty winter morning, Bantock Park

Misty winter morning, Bantock Park

A bright sun shining at a low angle through a heavy mist made Bantock Park atmospheric on a morning earlier this month.

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While the sparrows are away

While the sparrows are away

A gang of house sparrows have been dominating our bird feeders this winter. Out in some numbers, mainly for the fat balls, they have been discouraging other small birds from coming while they are there. It’s when they have been taking pauses that other species are more embolden to arrive.

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Thin ice, pensive gull

Thin ice, pensive gull

Black-headed gull on the thin ice covering of the boating lake at West Park, turning its head to look around.

Thin ice, pensive gull