Peacock butterfly resting on a path. The pictures were taken quite early in the month, but its wings were already ragged. Possibly the result of having ventured out during the high winds of Storm Kathleen, which had been a few days before.
Scarlet tiger moth caterpillar walking determinedly along an alkanet leaf. It was heading for the tip, perhaps because that’s the tastiest bit.
A small insect searching for the last grains of pollen on star magnolia flower. Is it a tiny fly or some sort of beetle?
Birdsong in a Wolverhampton garden early on the morning of 11th April 2024. Technically, it was a few minutes before dawn, but the day was heavily overcast, so it was already as bright as it was going to get.
A first attempt at recording ambient birdsong using the excellent Merlin app, and using the app to ID the birds singing.
It picked out one or more sparrows, blackbirds, wood pigeons and blue tits. I think there’s also a magpie or carrion crow in there as well.
During a brief period when the rain clouds gave way to sunshine, a house fly warming itself while resting on a dustbin lid.
The flowers on a star magnolia were already showing signs of the punishment they had been taking from the weather when I grabbed this picture earlier in the month.