The heron asks why robins should always get the gig posing in front of holly berries. It says it wants a turn wishing everybody a Merry Christmas.
Lions galore (doorknockers)
A change for Christmas. Not real wildlife, but a big collection of doorkockers, where lions are a popular subject.
There’s forty in this batch, so the odd duplicated design might have crept in, but not many. See if you can spot the few taken in Italy, France, Germany or Belgium.
The hydrant and the post are from nearer to home: Bridgnorth and Stafford respectively.
White saddle, Perton
White saddle mushrooms by the footpath round the lake at Perton. The caps are contorted. Sometimes they look a bit like saddles, but these would make very uncomfortable ones.
Sycamore budding, December
Buds already developing on a sycamore. Picture taken in early December.
Lone pied wagtail, West Park
A pied wagtail which has been around West Park recently, perhaps a lone bird. Record shots.
Wood blewits, after
Some of the same wood blewits featured in a post yesterday, seen three days later. The distinctive colour turning to brown, as the mushrooms prove as popular with the local fauna as they are with foodies.