The male greater spotted woodpecker at Northycote Farm, now eating for some time from the nearest seed feeder – mostly from the far side of course.
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Laurel berries: ripening just starting
Berries on a knee-high laurel shrub in Bridgnorth’s Castle Grounds Park, just starting to ripen, beginning to turn from pale green to red. The eventual destination, black.
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Where’s the head gone?
Young swan giving attention to its feathers while swimming on the West Park lake. The neck and head completely concealed under its wing.
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Purple crocus, Castle Walk
Purple crocus flowering on the park wall overlooking Castle Walk, Bridgnorth.
Male greater spotted woodpecker at Northycote Farm. It had come to eat from one of the seed feeders, but was waiting high on one of the surrounding trees while it checked out that everything was safe.
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Blackened witch’s butter, Beaudesert
Blackened witch’s butter fungus – a jelly fungus which starts out as a yellowish colour. This was growing on a tree at Beaudesert, Henley on Arden.