Male pussy willow catkins fully opened, their tips weighed down with bright yellow pollen.
David
Mallard drake dabbling
The resident mallard male on Turner’s Field pond dabbling: possibly gorging on frog spawn or tadpoles.
Old spots, mud
My last visit to Northycote Farm was on a cold, damp and thoroughly miserable day.
I spent most of my time watching wild birds coming to the feeders – see the video in yesterday’s post. But I also had a quick look at my favourites among the farm stock, the Gloucester Old Spot pigs: currently one boar and two sows.
Marsh marigolds by Bantock Park pool
Marsh marigolds flowering at the edge of the small pool at Bantock Park, brought on by the return of warm weather towards the end of March.
Horsetail, unopened
A horsetail, a “living fossil” primitive plant, before its leaves open to create the supposed similarity to a horse’s tail.
Feeding time at Northycote Farm
Birds taking advantage of the seed and peanut feeders at Northycote Farm. Great tits and blue tits, and a visit from a coal tit.