Category: David

Robin with territory by the small pool in Bantock Park. Here it was looking for food in a patch of short grass, and watching over its shoulder to keep a wary eye on me.

Wild arums growing in a small wood by the Wolverhampton to Bridgnorth road. When these pictures were taken the spathes (large, leaf-like structure) were just beginning to unwrap themselves from the spadix (spike the flowers grow from) of each plant.

Pair of adult mallards on the shore of West Park’s boating lake with four five young ducklings snoozing in the sun. The drake looking very proprietorial was the first time I’ve ever seen a male duck with the young. Normally, their parental contribution ends once the eggs have been laid.

Hungry, or at least steadily eating horse in a field on the far side of the canal at Castlecroft.

Bluebells – spring is here even if the weather only had brief spells at being seasonal back when these pictues were taken. These were all in the wood at the back of Worfield village.

More pictures of the West Park pair of greylag goslings in yesterday’s post, together with their protective parents.

When I arrived, the goslings were curled up together, napping on the path by the side of the pool. After a couple of minutes they woke, briefly pecked at each other’s down, then moved towards the water.