Author: David

Yellow pollen on the male catkins of a pussy willow, this one overhanging the lake at West Park.

Most of the small flock of tufted ducks which overwintered at West Park have now moved on, but a few seem settled here. This tuftie pair were diving for food, spending most of their time submerged.

Small caterpillar crossing a tarmac pavement, heading in the direcction of a busy main road. From the size, it was some species of small moth: iNaturalist image-matching suggest possibly the brick (Sunira circellaris).

Bright yellow flowers and green leaves, just a few inches from the ground in early spring, lesser celandines.

Spider on a fallen leaf. iNaturalist identifies it as a common fox spider (Alopecosa pulverulenta)

Every spring, coltsfoots proliferate in a tarmac-covered front garden. At some point they must have forced their way through the tarmac to get to the open air.