2019 greylag goose goslings, probably only a couple of days hatched, eating grass by the side of the lake at West Park.They were still small enough to squeeze through the fence. The parent birds were too big, but still kept very close and vigilant.
Female orange tip butterfly, ivy leaf
Female orange tip butterfly resting on an ivy leaf – only the males have the orange tips to their wing tops.
This female and a male had been fluttering around each other for perhaps half a minute. The female landed on this ivy leaf right by me, so I expected the male to follow. Instead, it flew off in the opposite direction. The female stayed on the leaf, contorting its body, perhaps wafting pheromones.
Jackdaw sneaking a quick drink
Bold jackdaw sneaking a quick drink of water from the poultry drinking trough, Mary Arden’s Farm.
Pheasant’s eye narcissus
Pheasant’s eye narcissus, one of the first things to catch the eye on going in to New Place, Stratford on Avon.
Ducklings ashore, Wightwick Mill Lock
Ducklings ashore, eating grass on the edge of Wightwick Mill Lock. Four of the five just carried on eating undisturbed as I walked past a yard or so away on the footpath, with just one diving into the water for safety. I couldn’t see the parents.
Almost certainly the same brood I had seen some days earlier, when only recently hatched, on the water nearer to Compton.
Mangalitza piglets, Mary Arden’s Farm
Mangalitza piglets, half grown, in the piglet sty at Mary Arden’s Farm. When I first spotted them, they were strolling round their enclosure. By the time I had got my camera out, they were dozing in the sun, right up against the brickwork of the front wall.