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First poppy other flowers and more

First roadside poppy

The first roadside poppy I’ve seen this year, with other flowers, and some seeds and nuts beginning to develop.

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#lockdown – robin, dust bathing, Perton

#lockdown - robin, dust bathing, Perton

Robin, possibly a young bird, on open soil beside a footpath at Perton, dustbathing.

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#lockdown – spider, Tetragnatha sp

#lockdown - spider, Tetragnatha sp

Tiny spider on a web I couldn’t see with my naked eye.

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#lockdown – various bumble bees

Tree bumble bee

Different species of bumble bees attracted to a patch of alkanet flowers one late afternoon. The first is a tree bumble. There;s a possible early bumble bee in the sequence somewhere, but most are white tailed bumble bees.

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#lockdown: Heron on brief visit, West Park

Heron on brief visit, West Park

heron which briefly appeared on the West Park boating lake island a week ago. It was there one day, gone the next.

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#lockdown – cygnets, Perton

#lockdown - cygnets, Perton

Swan with five cygnets on the smaller pool at Perton. Only the pen was with the young ones. The cob was on land at the far side of the pool.