The Great Spotted Woodpecker. This bird will always knock before entering 😆

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Red-eyed Damselfly enjoying the sunshine

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The Shoveler or Northern Shoveler, they use their shovel-like bill to sift through the mud in shallow waters in search of food

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An island at Rushy Common nature reserve, just outside Witney, reflecting in the frozen water.

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A slightly damp and dishevelled blue tit at Rushy Common, West Oxfordshire.

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Great Egret looking for fish

Great Egret stalking the 🐟

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Red Fox

Fox portrait, taken during my close encounter at Rushy Common some weeks ago

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