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Cygnets brought to shore to feed

Cygnets brought to shore to feed

The West Park swan cygnets brought to the shore of the lake to eat

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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.