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Early morning, caterpillar on hazel leaf

Early morning, caterpillar on hazel leaf

Early morning after a cold May night, a caterpillar unmoving and apparently asleep on a hazel leaf.

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Pigeon courtship, West Park

Pigeon courtship, West Park

Courtship pigeon style, West Park. The male puffs himself up and struts about forcefully, the female walking away. The male continues strutting, still trying to get the female’s attention. This time, a jogger came along the other footpath. The male was distracted briefly, tbe female vamoosed.

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Whitebeam flowers open, West Park

Whitebeam flowers open, West Park

Whitebeam flowers fully open on a tree by the lale in West Park.

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Wagtails, Mermaid Wharf, Wightwick

Wagtails, Mermaid Wharf, Wightwick

Pair of pied wagtails on the edge of the canal on Mermaid Wharf at Wightwick. They were unworried by my presence, safely on the opposite side of the water.

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Male orange tip butterfly, hawthorn flower buds

Male orange tip butterfly, hawthorn flower buds

Male orange tip butterfly at rest on some hawthorn flower buds in one of the bushes in the hedge by Wightwick Mill Lock.

Male orange tip butterfly, hawthorn flower buds

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Canada goose nest, Bag’s Pool

Canada goose nest, Bag's Pool

Canada goose nest, probably with eggs being brooded by the female while the male was very much on guard. Right by the edge of Bag’s Pool and right by quite a busy footpath through Baggeridge Country Park.

Canada goose nest, Bag's Pool