The West Parkgreylag goose family with three goslings by the shore of the lake, the young birds huddled together, while their parents watched out for danger.
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Two different species of cardinal beetle, noticed within a few minutes while I was walking round Northycote Farm recently. Pyrochroa coccinea, with a dark head, was resting on a sycamore leaf near the pond. Pyrochroa serraticornis, red head and an especially impressive set of antennae, on a teazle leaf in the garden.
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Reed beetles (Donacia vulgaris) mating
Reed beetles (Donacia vulgaris), quite common on vegetation at the edge of water. Here a pair were mating, on a reed leaf.
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Male blackbird on a branch
Male blackbird on the branch of a tree overhanging the Severn at Bridgnorth, watching me suspiciously
Lupin, with its flowers just opening, in the garden at Northycote Farm.
Six-spot burnet moth (Zygaena filipendulae) taking a brief rest at Baggeridge Country Park yesterday. There were several different butterfly and moth species about; four or five kinds of dragonfly and at least three types of damselfly. Among the many wild flowers were a crowd of orchids.