Author: David

A tree in full flower in the hedge of the field opposite Wightwick Mill lock. It’s a cherry-plum, or possibly a wild cherry.

A recent arrival on the lake at West Park, although I have a vague idea it may have put in a previous appearance. It’s part mallard. I’m less sure of the other component of its parentage. An Aylesbury?

Flowers dangling from a flowering current. My camera’s lens was almost touching the flowers to get these pictures.

Near Wightwick Mill lock, where a pair of jays were busy preening. The jays were high in a tree which was only a few yards from me, but were so busy they were ignoring me complete.

On the other side of the water, also high in a tree, there was a lone parakeet. It just gave me time for this single snap, before it decided it didn’t want the attention.

A bright yellow covering of pollen on these pussy willow catkins, contrasting with the blue of the sky on a sunny spring morning.

It’s getting to be that time of year again. A pair of coots on West Park lake arranging twigs to build up a nest in one of the favoured spots.