Ducks at Northycote Farm taking a quick bath in their drinking water on frosty morning recently.
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Small bracket fungi with wavy edge
Unidentified species of small bracket fungi with wavy edge. growing on a tree stump by the path along the Penk at Perton.
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Wren hunting, Smestow shore
Wren on the shoreline of the Smestow by the Newbridge entrance to the Smestow Valley LNR. At first I thought it was taking a drink. Then I zoomed in to focus on it. Now I saw it was turning over the fallen leaves, I guess looking for insects hidden underneath.
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Texture: bark
The texture of the bark on a mature tree in the garden of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust property, Hall’s Croft in Stratford on Avon.
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Swans coming in for landing, Stratford
Swans coming in for landing on the river at Stratford, after circling two or three times. Wings and tails held to act as brakes as they descend, then ghe great oary feet skimming the surface of the water to lose more momnetum.
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Dunnock on a footpath
Dunnock on a tarmac footpath, searching for tiny insects to eat, after checking that I wasn’t going to come close enough to threaten it.
