Wolves Wild

Flag iris flowers. The main picture is of a plant growing by the pond in Fowler’s Park. The other photos are of the same flag iris, growing on the edge of the canal opposite the Wildside Activity Centre.

Close-ups of some of the red campion flowers in the wildflower area of Bantock Park.

Half a dozen cygnets and a parent swan swimming near the shore of the lake in West Park. The chicks may only have hatched in the previous twenty-four hours.

The greylag goslings featured in the previous post, on a revisit later the same day. The chicks were now intently exploring the short grass by the path in search of things to eat. One adult was on watch, goose stepping to keep up with the young ones.

Two young greylag goslings by West Park lake on a cool and damp early morning, snuggling up under their mother’s wing for warmth. The male was standing a few yards away, on the watch for any danger.

Orange grisette, an only infrequently seen mushroom, growing yards from the ring road and Chapel Ash island.

Mass of flowers of butterfly lavender, with their delicate “wings” at the tips, in someone’s front garden.

Buttercups have been growing in huge brightly coloured clumps this year in the wetland area next to the Barley Field.

The double lock at Botterham, on the canal between Wombourne and Swindon, seen earlier in the spring before most of the trees had their foliage.

Cow really stretching its neck backwards. Was it trying to chase its own tail?

Moss growing through lichen, giving a lo vegetative layer in varying shades of green.

A pair of mallards at the new pool in Compton Park had nine ducklings at the end of last month. When the chicks were on the water they were hyperactive, darting rapidly, trying to catch flies. These were the best pictures I managed of them.