Pair of swans on the boating lake at West Park. As I got my camera out, they were well into their courtship dance. They then mated, had a brief repetition of the courtship dance, then separated immediately after the last shot here.
The entire sequence covers forty-four seconds.
Robin on a vantage point on a twig near the bird feeding area at Northycote Farm.
Pale green flower buds, darker green leaves on a hellebore in front of one of the houses in East Castle Street, Bridgnorth.
Council budget cuts seem even to have hit the supply of provisions in the bird feeders at Northycote Farm. A single bluetit and long-tailed tit were still on the feeders, searching for any remaining scraps.
Flower buds on the point of opening on some kind of winter-flowering cherry tree in the grounds of Bridgnorth Castle last month.
Cross-billed jackdaw at Northycote Farm. The twists in its beak must give it some difficulties in feeding. But I first noticed and pictured the bird back in March 2015, when it already looked full-grown and as healthy as it seemed in these recent shots. The pickings must be so good at Northycote that it is able to thrive despite its bill.
Indeed, it seemed to be spending most of its time in the company of another (more camera shy) jackdaw, so it may even have found a mate.