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#lockdown – corvids high in tree

Carrion crow

Carrion crow and magpie high in the same tree on one of the West Park islands on a recent morning.

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#lockdown – red hot poker, grasses and more

Red hot poker

Once again, a collection of flowers and other plant subjects seen on my daily exercise.

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#lockdown – two herons in willow, West Park

#lockdown - two herons in willow, West Park

Two herons on a one day visit to West Park at the end of last month, standing out of each others line of sight in the branches of the same willow tree.

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#lockdown – Thick-legged flower beetle

Thick-legged flower beetle

Thick-legged flower beetle (someone musthave had a hard time coming up with that name) on a buttercup flower.

Thick-legged flower beetle

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Male blackbird prospecting dry soil

Male blackbird prospecting dry soil

One of the West Park blackbirds struggling to find food in dry soil – this towards the end of the long dry spell.

Male blackbird prospecting dry soil

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#lockdown – bumbles: four species

Garden bumble bee

Four species of bumble bees seen in the garden recently : garden bumble bee, tree bumble bee, large red-tailed bumble bee, early bumble bee, buff-tailed bumble bee.