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#lockdown – flowers seen

Centaurea montanaperennial cornflower

More flowers seen on my daily walk. The perennial cornflower (first pic) was a garden escape.

The others were wild – jack by the hedge, honesty and hawthorn.

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#lockdown #TeamWolverhampton – Green shieldbug (Palomena prasina)

Green shieldbug (Palomena prasina)e

Shield bug resting on a buddleia bush – camouflage maked it very hard to spot.

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Canada geese coming in to land, West Park

Canada geese coming in to land

Canada geese coming in to land on the West Park boating lake a few days before the lockdown was announced.

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#lockdown #gardensafari – Bee on alkanet flower

Bee on alkanet flower

Bee collecting nectar from a garden alkanet flower a few days ago

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Bluetit in window bird food dispenser

Bluetit in window bird food dispenser

Bluetit pausing before flying off again after sampling the seeds in a window bird feeder.

Bluetit in window bird food dispenser

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#lockdown #gardensafari – Blackbird – hunting again

Blackbird - hunting again

Male blackbird on the lawn, hunting for and catching worms.

With lockdown meaning we are spending a lot of time sitting in the garden, he seems unworried as he hunts no more than a couple of yards from where we are sitting.