Ribwort plantain: another one which isn’t actually a flower, it’s a non-flowering plant.
David
Wood tiger moth caterpillar
A caterpillar moving at speed across a canal footpath, heading for the vegetation by the water’s edge. It’s a wood tiger moth caterpillar (considered a pest by fruit tree growers) which would struggle to find any wood to burrow into without reversing its direction.
King’s-Spear
Yellow asphodel (a.k.a. king’s spear) growing in the front garden of one of the houses opposite Bantock Park.
Early spring flowers: tulips, Dutch Garden, Bantock
Tulips in the Dutch Garden at the back of Bantock House, around the peak of their flowering. The mid-morning sunlight shining through the petals made them look almost fluorescent.
Early spring flowers: cowslip, Bantock Park
One of the cowslips flowering in the widlflower meadow area of Bantock Park.
Canada goose courtship
I didn’t hang around to confirm it, but I’m pretty sure that these two Canada geese were interacting in a lead-up to mating.







