Old and weathered elm log on the Castle Green at Bishop.s Castle. Powderhorn lichen growing on some ome the deeper depressions in the wood, adding yet more variety to the textures on show.
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Helmeted guineafowl, Bishop’s Castle
Helmeted guineafowl in a field outside Bishop’s Castle. These were all I could see through a very small gap in a dense hedge. From the sounds of them calling, there were more.
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Gatekeeper butterfly, Bishop’s Castle
Gatekeeper butterfly near Bishop’s Castle. For once, not right by a gate (or stile), but still right on the edge of a field, in the hedge.
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Swans overhead, Atcham
A party of four swans overhead as they flew upstream above the Severn at Atcham recently.
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Rabbits in a harvested cornfield
Rabbits near the edge of a cornfield. The oats had been harvested, but wide rows of piled-up stalks remained.
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Goosanders on the Severn at sunset
Group of four goosanders swimming strongly upstream on the Severn at Shrewsbury earlier this month.
I’d first spotted a group of six near the Port Hill footbridge earlier in the day. Fired off a lot of shots. Each time I pressed the shutter, all six dived together after fish – they didn’t even seem to be catching much.
These were out about sunset, first seen as they were about to swim under Welsh Bridge. Although they were moving against a fast current, I had to walk briskly to keep up with them.