Two of the large flock of Canada geese in West Park. The long wet spell has left lots of deep puddles surrounded by squelchy mud, with the geese in it up to their ankles.
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Muddy waders (Canada geese, West Park)
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Garden snowdrops
Very definitely a cultivated variety of snowdrops: the flowers seemed to be twice as big as any I ever remember seeing before. Growing in a front garden by the Compton Road.
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Crocus buds, Compton Park
A clump of crocus with the flower buds just beginning to open: I wasn’t sure whether the flowers would be white or purple.
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Wall-rue growing on a wall
Wall-rue growing on one of the walls of Compton Park. The original habitat of this plant was growing directly from the rock face of limestone hills. There mortar of the wall must have been alkaline enough to support it.
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Follow that swan
A turftie (tufted duck) struggling to keep up with one of the swans on West Park lake as the two birds swim in the same direction.
After spending some time drying its wings, the cormorant had a quick look around. Then it took off, initially flying low over the water. As it flew a little higher I wasn’t able to keep tracking it with my phone camera (a crutch was dangling in mid air from each of my arms. The bird disappeared behind the island, and didn’t reappear.