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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Too many squirrels
The squirrel up the tree is at the side of the Railway Walk; the others from around West Park. I’m not sure whether some of these West Park squirrels are obese from being fed too many peanuts, or pregnant