Male blackbird surveying a garden, and on the lawn hunting for (and catching) worms.
#lockdown – oak catkins
Catkins (male flowers) on a pedunculate oak tree, releasing pollen to be spread by the wind, and adding to the current phase of the hay fever season.
#lockdown – female orange tip butterfly feeding
Female orange tip butterfly feeding on a dandelion flower.
#lockdown – carrion crow on garage roof
Carrion crow on the roof of a garage. Bright but low sunlight shows details of the plumage not normally visible.
#lockdown – bluebells, Bantock
Bluebells growing under the cover of trees in the wildflower meadow area at Bantock Park.
#lockdown – greylag goslings
Seen early Sunday morning, the young West Park greylag goose goslings on a daisy-strewn patch of short grass, eating enthusiastically.
The parents were just out of shot, alert on guard.