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White on a green background: lady’s smock

White on a green background: lady's smock

The white of a lady’s smock flower seen against the green background provided by the surrounding vegetation.

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Lone gosling, resting

Lone gosling, resting

This year’s lone greylag gosling at West Park, resting on short grass which had also had heavy use as a goose toilet. Both parents were on guard nearby.

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West Park swan family, pen eating willow leaves

Swan family, pen eating willow leaves

West Park’s swans and cygnets near one of the islands. The pen (adult female bird) was stretching her neck upwards to eat leaves from a willow overhanging the water.

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Red campion flowering

Red campion flowering

Red campions as the flowers were coming out towards the end of last month.

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Densely matted, bullrush seed heads

Densly matted, bullrush seeds

These bullrush seed heads must have had a thorough soaking in heavy rain, matting the seeds tightly together.

Densly matted, bullrush seeds

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Heron hunting, pausing

Heron hunting

Heron, female of the pair which have been nesting in West Park, catching fish by one of the islands in the lake. Minutes later, standing on a rail, pausing before returning to the nest.