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Bubbles galore: estuary ice

Bubbles galore: estuary ice

Ice formed at high tide on the Exe estuary, and left behind next to the river bank by the ebb. As the water slipped away, it left bubbles of air in profusion.

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Black-tailed godwits taking off

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A small party of black-tailed godwits deciding they had worked out their current patch of estuary mud, and taking off to try their luck a little further towards the sea.

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Devon violets, late February

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A month or so ago, and violets near the south Devon coast were in full flower just before the arrival of the Beast from the East.

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Curlew, Exe estuary, low tide

Curlew, Exe estuary, low tide

Lone curlew prospecting a pool left by the low tide at Star Cross on the Exe estuary.

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Cotton grass, frozen pool, Bowling Green Marsh

Cotton grass, frozen pool

Clump of cotton grass rising through the frozen surface of one of the pools in the RSPB Bowling Green Marsh reserve.

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Little egret stalking on a frosty morning

Little egret stalking on a frosty morning

Little egret stalking for prey in some of the open water remaining on the RSPB Bowling Green Marsh reserve on a frosty morning.

Little egret stalking on a frosty morning