David

Velvet shanks are one of the most cold-tolerant fungi. These had come up during the cold spell in March, but must have been soft enough for something to want to nibble on them.

A pair of magpies share a perch with a good view of their territory.

Flowers on this conifer look like they are tipped in fine hair.

The pictures show flowers on the same tree and were all taken at the same time. They show the effects of viewing from different angles in the strongly directional light just minutes after sunrise.

Cones beginning to develop alongside the remaining flowers at the end of a twig on one of the West Park conifers.

Lesser black backed gull which was standing a few feet from the black-headed gull featured yesterday.

Poplar still showing its bare wintry outline recently. Its catkins have been and gone, and the leaves are yet to appear.