Lords and ladies, otherwise known as wild arum, and under a long list of other names. Grows in shady places: woodland and occasionally under hedgerows.
The ones here seen at various stages in the opening of the flowers.
Young frog on bare ground
A young frog, or at least a small frog, pausing as it crossed bare ground.
Hornbeam catkins, Bantock Park
There are mature hornbeams among the trees in several of Wolverhampton’s parks. These catkins were on a tree in Bantock Park
Female blackbird hunting
Female blackbird on short grass in Bantock Park, hunting for things to eat. Possibly trying to build up her fat reserves in preparation for sitting on the nest.
Marsh marigold time
As nature gets more eventful with the setting in of spring, the time lag between pictures being taken and being posted here tends to go up every year.
The peak time for marsh marigold flowering was the middle of April, which was when these shots were taken. They are from the edges of the ponds in Bantock Park, Old Nursery Wood and Compton Park.
Peacock butterflies on path, Dimmingsdale
Two peacock butterflies on the path by the canal at Dimmingsdale. In the middle of a sunny morning, warming themselves in the sun before they took wing.