Category: David

Mallard drake standing on the shore near West Park lake. The bird kept raising its wings slightly, while the light caught the colours and textures of its feathers.

Someone regularly puts out bird seed at various spots by the path in Baggeridge Country Park near where it joins the Himley Hall grounds. One such spot is a tree stump by Island Pool.

Watching that stump for six minutes gave five bird species coming to feed despite several interruptions from dog walkers and joggers. There were bluetits and great tits, a nuthatch, dunnock and a robin.

I’ve also included a picture of a chaffinch which was hanging out on the edge of the path by the cress beds nearby.

Spring flowers on a plum tree growing wild in Compton Rough recently.

Varied forms and muted colours of lichens growing on a couple of the bushes by the canal in Compton Rough.

Lone shelduck, feeding some distance from the hide at Doxey Marshes.

The first few pussy willow catkins beginning to emerge from their buds, another stage in the arrival of spring.