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New photos added on Sunday 28th April 2019. Miscellanea...

New photo added on Friday 27th October 2017...

Muscovy Duck, Wednesbury (Hydes Road pool) This was a bit of a surprise when out on an afternoon walk. It's a Muscovy duck, hanging around with the regular waterfowl on the pool at Hydes Road, Wednesbury, during the afternoon of Friday 27th October 2017. An odd bird at first glance, the head of a chicken grafted onto the body of a duck, and webbed feet with claws on the end. Rather like a bird assembled from a kit of mismatched parts. Apparently these are regarded as category E* in the UK, i.e. non-native birds which have bred in the wild but don't have self-sustaining populations. This one was a single individual, with no others of its type in the vicinity, so presumably an escapee from somewhere. Original image taken with Canon G1X

New photos added on Sunday 6th August 2017, after the rain...

New photos added on Monday 3rd July 2017...

New photos added on Saturday 24th October 2015...

New photo added on Tuesday 20th January 2015...

Ladybird Ladybird. Saturday 1st May 2010. Original image taken with Canon G11

New photos added on Monday 19th January 2015. More Walsall buildings taken a couple of years ago...

New photos added on Tuesday 6th November 2012...

New photos added on Saturday 10th December 2011. Birmingham city centre and the German market...

New photos added on Sunday 13th November 2011...

Photos added on Friday 23rd September 2011...

Photos added on Saturday 13th August 2011...

Photo added on Tuesday 31st May 2011...

Aquilegia Aquilegia. The stamens are half an inch long. Taken with Canon G11 plus Raynox DCR-250 macro lens. Original image taken with Canon G11

Photo added on Tuesday 3rd May 2011...

Asymmetric pylon, Ocker Hill Asymmetric electricity pylon photographed from below. Ocker Hill, Tipton. Original image taken with Canon G11

Photos added on Wednesday 10th November 2010...

Photos added on Monday 18th October 2010...

Photo added on Thursday 9th September 2010...

Lighting towers, Bescot Lighting towers, Bescot. Taken on Thursday 9th September. The garden spider first appeared around the 9th, and was resident for about ten days, re-spinning its web at least three or four times during its stay, and surviving at least one bout of very heavy rain. Original image taken with Canon G11

More shots of Walsall's buildings, taken on Saturday 28th August 2010...

Photos added on Sunday 22nd August 2010...

Walsall has many fine buildings, although you often have to look up above the shopfronts to appreciate them.

Flower shots added on Tuesday 25th May 2010...

Photographs taken on Sunday 9th May 2010...

Spring flowers photographed on Saturday 1st May 2010...

Spring flowers photographed on Saturday 24th April 2010...

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