David

Another of the coot nests on West Park lake, with recently hatched chicks. This nest is almost directly under the bridge, so I was able to look down to see one of the adults bringing food for the chicks.

A peacock butterfly on the ground, gently waving its wings, possibly trying to dispense pheromones to attract one of the opposite six.

The West Park Canada goose parents escorting their gosling as the trio swim from one side of the lake to the other. As they got almost to the shore, the gosling found something to eat in the water.

The carp in West Park lake seem to be jumping much more often than usual this year. I wasn’t quite fast enough in aiming to get this one while it was showing, but I did get the splash as it returned to its element.

The coot chicks by the West Park island getting more adventurous. Four originally hatched on this nest. Three survived long enough to begin swimming, and the three still seem to be doing well at the time of writing.

A female orange tip butterfly feeding on a jack by the hedge flower, and perhaps also laying eggs.

There’s no orange on the upper wings of the female. The underwings, just visible here, have a pattern of green across the white.