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Sitting on the fence, preening mallard

Sitting on the fence, preening mallard

One of the West Park mallards, standing on the fence round the edge of the boating lake, twisting its neck to preen its feathers.

Sitting on the fence, preening mallard

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Tongue cleaning, buff-tailed bumble bee

Tongue cleaning, buff-tailed bumble bee

Buff-tailed bumble bee standing on a garden table, using its front legs to clean its proboscis (tongue).

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Peacocks at rest, sunny morning

Peacocks at rest, sunny morning

Peacock butterflies (or possibly just one peacock butterfly) at rest on a sunny morning. One on a dustbin lid, one on a door.

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White water lily flowers, Old Nursery Pond

White water lily flowers, Old Nursery Pond

Rising over a water surface green with floating vegetation, a couple of the white water lily flowers on the Old Nursery Pond in the Smestow Valley nature Reserve.

White water lily flowers, Old Nursery Pond

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Moorhen chick stalking off, Compton Lock

Moorhen chick stalking off

Well-grown moorhen chick stalking off along the canal bank to get away from a sudden bout of activity at Compton Lock.

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Red, amber, green: ripening wild arum berries

Red, amber, green: ripening wild arum berries

Ropening berries changing colour on a wild arum (lords and ladies) by the Railway Walk at Compton.