Late February, but the day felt more like the end of spring. Pink cherry blossom in one of the front gardens on Albert Road, standing out against the blue of the sky.
2019, first butterfly
Lesser tortoiseshell butterfly on a lawn on Albert Road, flitting from daisy to daisy., spotted last weekend. That was about a month before the normal time of first appearance. But earlier sightings have been recorded, with individuals roused from hibernation on warm days in January or even December.
Canada geese eating grass, West Park
Two of the (too large) flock of Canada geese working their way along one of the lawns eating grass.
In the background, the calls of the other waterfowl and the gulls mixes with the noises of the children’s play area.
Wood anemones, Wightwick Manor garden wood
March is the month for the flowers of the woodland floor, before the trees grow their leaves and put the ground into deep shage. These wood anemones were in the woodland at the back of the garden at Wightwick Manor back in 2011.
Rock house in sandstone cliff, Kinver
One of the houses excavated from the sandstone cliff at Holy Austin Rock, Kinver. Now a National Trust property.
Tufties, West Park
Tufties, tufted ducks more formally, floating on the West Park lake and occasionally preening. The males have the more noticable black and white plumage; the females mainly black and brown.