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Mallard family with ducklings and drake, Castlecroft

Mallard family with ducklings and drake, Castlecroft

Yet another mallard family with recently hatched ducklings, these on the canal in the countryside near Castlecroft. The drake has stuck around, and is helping to watch over the young ones.

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Apple flowers in a hedge

Apple flowers in a  hedge

An apple bush forming part of the hedge along the canal, covered in flowers and flower buds recently.

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On the nest with young: coot, West Park

On the nest with young: coot, West Park

Coot on the nest in the lee of the island, West Park lake. The red of the beaks of some chicks can just be seen almost hidden. Possibly three chicks, perhaps very recently hatched.

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Ground cover: wild garlic, Aldersley

Ground cover: wild garlic, Aldersley

Wild garlic, aka ramsom, grows in shady spots, and tends to spread to form a carpet of ground cover. This patch thrives by the canal not far from Aldersley Junction.

Ground cover: wild garlic, Aldersley

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Courtship dance: Canada geese, West Park

Courtship dance: Canada geese, West Park

Pair of Canada geese on the lake at West Park, synchronising their movements as they swam together, repeatedly dipping their heads just below the water in time with one another. The start of a courtship dance.

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Cuckooflower, milkmaids, lady’s smock

Cuckooflower, milkmaids, lady's smock

Lady’s smock, with a long string of other country names, wild flower at the height of its flowering season now and for the next few weeks.

Cuckooflower, milkmaids, lady's smock