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Young coots, growing fast, West Park

Young coots, growing fast, West Park

This year’s young coots, West Park. Now they’re growing fast. They’ve lost the red down above their beaks – the trigger for the adults to feed them. Instead, they are now (mostly) finding their own food, and swimming off on their own without being constantly watched by the parents.

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Butterfly eggs, cabbage white

Butterfly eggs, cabbage white

Butterfly eggs on the underside of a leaf. Probably left by a large white (aka cabbage white) butterfly)

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Buff-tailed bumble bee, a brief rest

Buff-tailed bumble bee, a brief rest

Buff-tailed bumble bee with very well-filled pollen baskets, taking a brief rest on the edge of a garden table (hence the elongated shadow).

After a couple of minutes, it flew off again.

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West Park Canada goslings again

West Park Canada goslings again

West Park Canada geese – the large party of goslings as they were a fortnight back, beginning to get adult feathers.

Some swimming at the edge of the lake, feeding. Some ashore, then all swimming away.

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Tree bumble bees

Tree bumble bee

Tree bumble bees -one feeding on an alkanet flower. Another landed for a short break on a garden table.

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Cucumber green spider and fly

Cucumber green spider and fly

This tiny cucumber green spider had just caught a fly in its web when I noticed it, and was now binding the insect in silken threads.