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Geese and goslings, West Park lake

Geese and goslings, West Park

Geese with young goslings in West Park early last month.

Goose and goslings, West Park

The entire family were crossing the lake.

Geese and goslings, West Park

Geese and goslings, West Park

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Different grasses flowering

Grass with pollen

Three different roadside grasses flowering.

Grass flower

I am always amazed at the range of different forms of grasses.

Grass flower

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Common blue damselflies mating, Hampton in Arden

Common blue damselflies mating, Hampton in Arden

Common blue damselflies resting on a reed leaf as they mate.

Common blue damselflies mating, Hampton in Arden

The blue ones are male: the females are greener.

Common blue damselflies mating, Hampton in Arden

Pictured at the edge of the pond at the Marsh Lane Nature Reserve, Hampton in Arden. as were these males.

Common blue damselflies mating, Hampton in Arden

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Yellow rattle flower, Springvale Park

Yellow rattle flower, Springvale Park

Yellow rattle plant beginning to flower. This one was in the wildflower meadow area of Springvale Park.

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Cygnets and swan too, Perton pool

Cygnet, Perton pool

A couple of the growing cygnets on Perton Pool.

Cygnet, Perton pool

One of the parents pokes its head into the picture.

Swan and cygnet, Perton pool

Pictures of the birds taken a few days previously have already been featured here
and here.

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Coots on their nests

Coot on the nest, West Park

Coots on their nests, presumably incubating eggs. This was one of several coots nesting on the West Park lake. Its nest seemed dangerously close to the shore.

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This one was a little further out, in Perton Pool.