Sometimes too tame, certainly too dependent on food people put out for them – or even grabbing the bread put out for the waterfowl, West Park squirrels.
#lockdown – male blackbird, perching
Male blackbird perching in a briar and on a lookout post on a buddleia.
#lockdown – two acers, one garden
Springtime foliage on two Japanese acers in a front garden opposite Bantock Park.
Marsh marigolds: Bantock and Compton Parks
Marsh marigolds growing by the pools at Bantock Park and at Compton Park. Now getting towards the end of the flowering season for these damp-loving plants.
City Nature Challenge early foray
Some of the pictures I took on early morning exercise while also collecting species for the 2020 City Nature Challenge.
#lockdown – male blackbird, hunting
Male blackbird surveying a garden, and on the lawn hunting for (and catching) worms.