Category: David

Yet another set of ducklings, which must have been freshly hatched when I spotted them on the Staffs & Worcs canal early in May.

The mother was keeping a very careful eye on them.

To be precise, these are ribwort plantains. The ones above are shown before the flowers come out, the ones below when the flowers are out.

Apart from its own attractions, this flower is significant as the food plant for the orange tip butterfly.

The buds of a sycamore before they unfolded. A tiny ladybird can just be seen nestling where the buds join the branch.

This parrot featured on Wednesday landed on the same tree less than ten minutes later.

Possibly cow parsley – it’s hard to be sure before the flowers come out.