David

Normally towards the top of a tallish tree. To me they look like a heap of twigs.

The white goose is domesticated. The paler of the others, perhaps even both others, a cross.

They seem to have taken up residence where the lawn of a house on Windmill Lane meets the Staffs & Worcs canal – handy for demanding bread from people walking the towpath.

Wild arum leaves are often marked with such black flecks – perhaps a virus.

This reed bed and pool looked very tranquil a couple of weeks ago.

Another welcome sign of spring.

These violets and celandines grow on a sunny bank by the Staffs and Worcs canal.

When these pictures were taken in the middle of March the violets were fully in bloom, the celandines still just budding.