A collared dove, a regular visitor to the ground under garden bird feeders, after the grain which had fallen uneaten.
Coppice Wood lake
Coppice Wood recently, with most of the ground converted into a lake which came almost up to the path around the edges of the wood.
Wagtail by a bench, West Park
West Park pied wagtail, searching the ground near one of the benches for insects as it tried to dodge the many joggers and walkers. Directly I’d got these pictures, someone came by with a dog. The bird flew off to cover.
Winter aconites, Coppice Wood
More signs of spring. Winter aconites flowering in Coppice Wood. Very near the street entrances, so they must have been planted their, but a welome sight when most of the wood has been turned into a lake with trees.
Blues and greens: magpies
Two of the West Park magpies: one above me in a tree, the other giving clearer views as it stalked along the ground.
On a cold but sunny morning, the bright light was emphasising the bright blue and the green iridescence of their feathers.
Deceptive
Deceiver mushrooms (Laccaria laccata), so called because they are fairly variable in appearance and easy to confuse with several other small brown species. Less likely to be a problem at this time of year, when there are only a few other types to be seen.
