West Park cormorant, stayed perching for some time at water level for a change. It seemed to be looking around its nose disdainfully at the gulls around it and the Canada geese swimming by.
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Another of the clumps of marsh marigolds growing by the Bantock Park pool. Pictures taken at the same time as yesterday’s, but these flowers had already opened.
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Cormorant on its tree
Another day, another visit to West Park. The on and off visiting cormorant was there again, as usual on its high vantage point, and preening.
Marsh marigolds – otherwise known as king cups, growing by the edge of the small pool at Bantock Park. Flower buds on the point of opening
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Tufted ducks on a small pool, Doxey
A group of five tufted ducks were on one of the smaller pools by the path at Doxey Marshes when I visited recently.
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Lesser celandine on a sunny bank
A sunny bank by a bridge over the canal. Until recently it has been covered every spring in violet and lesser celandine flowers in their contrasting colours. Now there are just the celandines.
