Views looking upstream along the Exe estuary towards the outskirts of Exeter, with the remains of wrecks dumped in the river revealed in the low tide.
Teal, River Clyst
Teal in the River Clyst at Topsham – taken from the car park of the Bridge Inn. The drake at the foot of the weir was pictured when I revisited the pub the next day.
Fallow deer and distant cattle egrets, Powderham Park
In the distance beyond the fallow dear at Powderham Park, barely more than white dots in the pictures, a group of four cattle egrets.
Carrion crow on sea wall, Star Cross
Carrion crow with its plumage ruffled by an easterly wind as it stands on the wall separating the railway from the Exe estuary at Star Cross.
Fallow deer fighting, Powderham Park
Two young stags from the fallow deer herd at Powderham Park began to fight once the morning’s food delivery had been eaten up. After a minute’s combat, with the fighting looking like it was getting more serious, another stag joined in. Probably the alpha male, it held both the others with their heads pinned to the ground.
Shoveller feeding, Bowling Green RSPB, Topsham
Shovellers feeding recently in some of the remaining unfrozen water of Bowling Green Marsh, Topsham, one of the string of RSPB reserves along the Exe estuary.