Speckled wood butterfly, its wings folded together, well camougflaged as it rests on the ground in a clearing in Old Nursery Wood.
Green veined white on dandelion clock
Green veined white butterfly resting on a dandelion clock, by the canal opposite the Wildside Centre. Not sure why it chose that one. There were plenty of dandelions and other plants in flower nearby.
Cross goose, West Park
West Park goose, by its plumage a cross between a greylag and a domesticated variety.
Sitting on the fence – decisive
West Park magpie sitting on a fence. Keeping one wary eye on me while it tells off another magpie out of shot.
Wild arum, flower about to open
Wild arums (cuckoo pint, lords and ladies), at the stage where the flower was just about to open. Most of these never did. Instead, they were eaten, probably by a badger.
Shared sunbathing – three on the log
The log which the West Park turtle uses for sunbathing, now getting even more crowded. Here also used by a juvenile black-headed gull, and a greylag goose.