When I took this picture, I had wandered along all the footpaths crossing the Barley Field, and this was the olny cowslip I saw flowering. A few more have since appeared.
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Grey wagtail, Smestow, Compton
Grey wagtail searching for insects on rocks in the Smestow Brook at Compton, in the shadow of a building originally constructed for one of the many mills which used to be powered by the stream.
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Hairy footed flower bees
Hairy-footed flower bees, gathering pollen from alkanet flowers, and just resting on a leaf catching the cun
Two of the herons in the heronry at Pendeford Mill, high on trees on the island in the largest lake.
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Tawny miner bee on a leaf
Tawny miner bee, a solitary springtime bee, resting on a leaf. It was shuffling round on the spot, giving me pictures from different angles.
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Shared sunbathing, West Park turtle
The fallen branch which the West Park turtle uses for lounging in the sun is now becoming more popular with other denizens of the lake. Here a greylag goose gets in on the act