Categories David#lockdown – nuthatch and its nest, West Park Post author By David Post date 10 May 2020 Nuthatch on a West Park tree trunk, climbing the tree, heading for its nest (shown in final picture).
Categories David#lockdown – green veined white butterfly Post author By David Post date 10 May 2020 Green veined white butterfly – the green “veins” are on the undersides of the wings.This one was warming itself resting on leaves, and eating from alkanet flowers.
Categories David#lockdown – Canada goose goslings: creche Post author By David Post date 9 May 2020 The two Canada goose families featured in yesterday’s post, now got together, all nine goslings crossing West Park lake more or less in a line.One adult bird at the head of the line, one as tail-end Charlie. The other two a little further off, keeping watch.
Categories David#lockdown – wild garlic, Aldersely Junction Post author By David Post date 9 May 2020 Ramsoms (wild garlic) flowering, from the patch growing by the canal towpath at Aldersley Junction.
Categories DavidBeris sp – soldier flies Post author By David Post date 8 May 2020 Soldier fly warming itself resting on the edge of a leaf.
Categories David#lockdown – Canada goose goslings: two families Post author By David Post date 8 May 2020 West Park, early morning, a couple of days ago. Two different Canada goose families, by different parts of the lake. In both groups, gosling looking like they had only recently hatched, five in one party, four in the other,