Last November
Nineteenth
A frosty morning around the pond at about ten o'clock.
Frozen dew
Dew frozen on a fallen leaf
Titchy mushroom
Gorse leaves
Not sure what this leaf is under all the ice, possibly bramble
A stinging nettle
Apples still hanging on!
Oxtongue
Fence post frost
spikey lines following the grain of the growth lines
Autumnal tree on the rugby field
Did I mention that I like lichen?
Thistle flower
A couple of female goosanders on the pond
Goosanders visit in winter - up to ten or twelve on the pond at one time.
These handsome diving ducks are a member of the sawbill family, so called because of their long, serrated bills, used for catching fish. A largely freshwater bird, the goosander first bred in the UK in 1871. It built up numbers in Scotland and then since 1970 it has spread across northern England into Wales, reaching south-west England. Its love of salmon and trout has brought it into conflict with fishermen. It is gregarious, forming into flocks of several thousand in some parts of Europe
RSPB.
I've seen goosanders co-operating: forming a semicircle and all diving at once.
Seasonal robin
At any time of year swans are beautiful beasts
Eleven pics 'Hugined'
Cormorants visit quite rarely - here's one landing on the pond
My back garden sparrows
What amazing close up shots of the frost! Especially the one with the wisp of spider web as well. Beautiful pictures,
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