Wolves Wild

Magpie prospecting for food on frosty ground in West Park. It was waving bits of twig gripped in its beak

Assorted metal sculptures of birds which look sinister to me. The Malvern buzzards may be intended as an adult feeding a young bird. But as it catches the early morning sun it looks to me more like an all-out territorial dispute.

The swan on a roundabout at Stratford seems to be stretching itself to prove that it can break a man’s arm. I’ll leave you to decide for yourself about the final image, a “bird” near the river in Cologne.

Three herons on the West Park boating lake island, catching the winter sun. This meant they had to stand not far from each other, but they were doing the frequent heron trick of each ignoring the others.

Chickens (including cock) from Northycote Farm, their glossy feathers plumped up for warmth as they stood in the sun on a frosty morning.

Frozen pond at Northycote Farm, with mallards confined to the remaining patch of open water by the far shore.

Still going round in circles, some of the shovellers which have moved onto the West Park lake for the winter.