Category: David

Male catkins on a pussy willow tree, the pollen almost all dispersed by the wind.

Male grey wagtail hunting for insects by the River Worfe immediately upstream from Worfield, on the bank then on a twig over the water. Another bird, probably the female, was close to the water, hidden by the slope of the bank before flying off into nearby trees.

Tops of ferns as they were beginning to loosen their tight curls as the leaves were opening.

The bright red leaves and flowers of a copper beech on a breezy day which meant the branches never stayed still.

Seen earlier today: goosander family consisting of adult female and ten (!) ducklings. They were busy fishing by the far bank just downstream of the Bylet; swimming gradually upstream against the powerful current, all diving frequently after prey.

Buzzard circling and rising on a thermal over the Barely Field. One of a pair, its mate was already much higher.