Rich reds of a flower bud and opened flowers on a rhododendron bush growing near one of the entrances to West Park recently.
Coot sitting, neck stretched
Coot sitting on short grass by the path round West Park lake, with its head stretched out to perhaps twice the usual length.
Fly on camellia, West Park
Bees are not the only insects attracted to spring flowers. This fly was on a camellia on the same West Park bush as the bumblebee pictured a couple of days ago.
Tulips, just beginning to open
I noticed these tulips as I passed various front gardens recently – some are still tightly wrapped buds, others almost open.
Bee on camelia, West Park
Spring, and as the flowers begin to open, the insects start to gather pollen and nectar. This was a bumblebee on one of the camelia flowers in West Park recently.
Red leaves:pieris
The new growth on some plants is red before turning green as it matures. The garden shrub pieris has a particularly vivid red, presumably selected for.
These were on plants growing in two front gardens not far from each other.
