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Male tuftie, distorted reflections, West Park

Male tuftie, distorted reflection, West Park

One of the tufted ducks on the boating lake at West Park, the surface of the water distorting its reflections Hall of Mirrors style.

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Cones, adjacent conifers, West Park

Cones, conifer, West Park

Small cones, tiny cones. These were growing on two adjacent conifers by the bandstand in West Park.

Cones, conifer, West Park

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Shoveller pair and group, circling, West Park

Shoveller pair, circling, West Park

Shoveller pair, and on another visit to West Park a larger group, feeding as they swam in tight circles with their beaks just below the surface of the water.

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Fungi amid moss, West Park

Fungi amid moss, West Park

Small fungi growing in amid a patch of moss on the shore of the lake at West Park.

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Grey wagtail, Severn bank, Bridgnorth

Grey wagtail, Severn bank, Bridgnorth

Grey wagtail, probably one of a pair, though I only caught a glimpse of another bird out of the corner of my eye. Female or perhaps an immature, it was feeding on the edge of the bank of the Severn at Bridgnorth.

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Ranges of (mole)hills, Bridgnorth

Range of (mole)hills, Bridgnorth

I’ve been noticing a lot of molehills recently, and indeed lots of molehills so close together that they formed miniature ranges. These groupings were both a short distance from Severnside Park, Bridgnorth.

Range of (mole)hills, Bridgnorth