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Japanese anemone flower buds just on the point of opening.

Couple of the young Canada geese at Mary Stevens Park, Stourbridge on land near the edge of the lake, stalking round looking dinosaur-like, preening, and searching for titbits to eat. All the birds in the gosling crèche were wandering round in the vicinity.

Coot and chicks on one of the islands in the West Park lake, the coot on a brnach, busy preening, while the still very young chicks were swimming inches away.

Common sorrel in flower. This one was in the Barley Field, way back at the end of May.

More of the bird life of Mary Stevens Park, a few minutes walk from the centre of Stourbridge. This is a song thrush, possibly a young one. First it was on a branch of a tree, then it landed on the ground in a successful search for food.

Some of the varied community of plants which have found a home on the artificial cliff-face formed by the castle ruins at Bridgnorth. Ragwort, snapdragon, wallflower were all blooming among the moss and grass.