David

West Park swan pair near the nest site they’ve chosen on boating lake island, looking like they are on guard. Taken early March.

Fat balls are definitely the top menu choice among our bird feeders. This is one of the pair of robins nesting in the garden.

Dog violets. Not actually growing in a garden. Spotted growing up through a crack in a pavement a short way from home, seen on my one permitted excursion for exercise – a short walk keeping well more than two yards from the few other people about.

Female house sparrow having a hearty meal on a fat ball bird feeder. Pictures of her mate patronising the same source were posted here a couple of days ago.

Perhaps it’s a bit of an exaggeration to describe sitting down catching the early spring sun with a camera to hand as a safari, even in these strange times.

As normal life shuts down until the emergency is brought under control, life in the natural world goes on as normal – indeed less distturbed by human activity.

Two tortoiseshell butterflies very busy feeding on dandelion flowers. Only a yard or so apart, but showing no signs of being aware of each other’s proximity

More from the garden in the spring sun on the first day of lockdown. The bird feeders are still as busy as they have been all winter, Here one or more of the long-tailed tits waiting checking it’s safe to have some fat ball, and then having a long nibble.