The pair of swans on the lake at West Park have had a lone cygnet this year.
These pictures were taken a month ago, when the chick was still cute and fluffy. I’ve noticed it several times since. It still seems to be thriving, growing well, usually swimming in convoy with the parent birds.
Close-up view of elderflowers, abundant on the bushes in the hedgerow in the canal heading out into the countryside at Castlecroft.
Young jackdaw surveying a pub’s outdoor area on a warm lunchtime, hoping to scrounge scraps of food left by the diners.
Young foal and its mother, and two slightly older foals which appeared to be twins.
Zooming in on some of the waterlilies in flower on the Fowler’s Park anglerspond, with wider views showing the pond’s rural appearance right in Wolverhampton city centre.
Compare views of the plants while they were just beginning to open, and of yellow water lily flowers.
Female mallard and her ducklings on the pool at Fowler’s Park.