Wildlife from Wolverhampton and nearby
Painted lady butterfly earlier this month – whenever I got almost near enough for a picture, it either fled to the neighbouring front garden, or half-hid behind vegetation.
It looked pristine. Unlikely to be a migrant from the continental mainland. Last year there was abig wave of migration – this may for once have been a resulting British-grown individual.
Male blackbirds, possibly even the seem bird, seen over several early mornings in West Park, searching for food in short grass.
Perhaps it’s just me, but the defensive spikes on these unripe ribes make them look rather similar to the artists’ impressions of the coronavirus which have been all over the news bulletins for the last few months.
Short slow-motion clip showing a white tailed bumble bee, a honey bee, and a tree bumble bee, all gathering pollen from St John’s wort flowers.
Early morning view of the West Park cygnets and the pen, the cygnets eating vegetation near the edge of the lake while the pen ate too and kept watch.
The cob was also on guard, just out of shot.
West Park moorhen with its lone chick by the edge of the lake. The chick was tring hard to get the attention of the parent, itself intent on preening.