Berries on one of the West Park yews, not quite ripe. The fleshy coverings had not yet become as deeply red as when they are ripe, and the miniature cones inside were still just about visible.
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Down out: cygnet preening
One of the West Park cygnets preening, perhaps working to remove the grey down feathers to reveal the white adult plumage growing below.
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Beautyberries, West Park
Distinctive colour of these purple beautyberries on a bush in West Park makes them stand out in contrast with the more usual shades of autumn.
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Snowy waxcap fairy ring
These mushrooms, forming a fairy ring on a front lawn, were just a little too far for a definite identification. But they were probably snowy waxcaps.
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Ever hoping for free food
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Stand for just a few seconds on the shore of the West Park boating lake, and a crowd of waterfowl will converge, hoping for free food. These were stragglers, separated enough from the mass to get individual portraits.
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Toes in the water: magpie, West Park
The same set of West Park puddles which attracted the moorhens featured yesterday, also proving a draw for one of the resident magpies.