Bluetit busily eating pollen on a pussy willow. As it flitted from catkin to catkin, it was so intent on what it was doing that it ignored me snapping away only a few yards distant.
Lesser celandines by a towpath
Lesser celandines, one patch not in flower yet, at different points along the canal towpath in the Wightwick / Castlecroft areas.
Purple wood anemones
A cultivated variety of wood anemones – wild ones have a smaller, white flower. These were growing in College Close by Worcester Cathedral.
Collared earth stars, remains
These collared earth stars probably first emerged early in the winter. As of mid-March they still only looked a little the worse for wear.
Crocuses en masse, College Green, Worcester
Crocuses planted en masse make a much stronger impression than small clumps.These were on College Green in the cathedral precincts at Worcester.
Goosanders, River Severn, Worcester
Group of four female goosanders swimming in the Severn at Diglis weir, Worcester. As I was taking the pictures, one of them got up onto a branch, and began to preen vigorously.