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#lockdown – sunbathing turtle

#lockdown - sunbathing turtle

The West Park turtle, still regularly out on its log catching the sun on warm days.

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#lockdown – mistle thrush hunting, Bantock Park

Mistle thrush

Mistle thrush, Bantock Park, early morning, hunting for and catching worms.

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#lockdown – Green shield bugs on buddleia bushes

Green shield bugs

Green shield bugs seem to be attracted to the buddleia bushes in our garden – also as a venue for mating.

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Badger slides, Smestow Valley Railway Walk

Badger slides, Smestow Valley Railway Walk

A deep cutting on the Smestow Valley Railway Walk, with two broad slides leading down from entrances to a badger sett.

Badger slides, Smestow Valley Railway Walk

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#lockdown – Gosling, big gathering

Gosling, big gathering

Fifteen Canada goose chicks in one group, feeding near the side of the West park boating lake. From three different families which, from the size of the goslings, must have hatched at about the same time.

One set of the parent birds right by the goslings, guarding and supervising. The other parents a little further away, on watch.

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#lockdown – flowers, seeds, mainly wild

Yellow archangel

Once more, a collection of plants I have noticed on my lockdown walks and bike rides, mainly flowers, and mainly wild. The bean flowers and lavender flowers are from gardens.