A now well-grown coot chick on the West Park lake preening. Contorting its neck to reach the down behind its head, possibly because the down it hatched with was now being superseded by adult feathers.
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Coot chick grooming contortions
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Stretch and sip
One of the West Park swans rose out of the water to stretch its muscles. Then it rested back down and twosted its neck to dip its beak in the water.
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Ashy mining bee at work
An ashy mining bee, busy gathering pollen from, if I remember correctly, hawkbit flowers growing as weeds on the side streets near the city centre Sainsbury’s.
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Honey bees on alkanet flowers
A warm morning, so honey bees were busy gathering nectar from the bright blue flowers of alkanet plants.
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Cistus, flowers opening
Cistus (rock rose) flowers just opening. The popular garden shrub is originally from the Mediterranean regions, but seems to thrive here in a wetter and cooler climate.
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New brooms
Three broom bushes with different flowers, all growing together so their flowers were juxtaposed before I moved in close, presumably planted for that effect in West Park.