Whitebeam flowers fully open on a tree by the lale in West Park.
David
Wagtails, Mermaid Wharf, Wightwick
Pair of pied wagtails on the edge of the canal on Mermaid Wharf at Wightwick. They were unworried by my presence, safely on the opposite side of the water.
Male orange tip butterfly, hawthorn flower buds
Male orange tip butterfly at rest on some hawthorn flower buds in one of the bushes in the hedge by Wightwick Mill Lock.
Canada goose nest, Bag’s Pool
Canada goose nest, probably with eggs being brooded by the female while the male was very much on guard. Right by the edge of Bag’s Pool and right by quite a busy footpath through Baggeridge Country Park.
Large red damselfy, at rest
Female large red damselfy, at rest first on an alkanet leaf, then on a jack by the hedge leaf, in the feeble sunsihine of a less than warm day in May.
Goldfinches, Shottery
Goldfinches feeding on the ground, possibly after insects, possibly after danelion seeds, then perching on a fence, by the footpath connecting Shottery to Stratford on Avon.