Wren perched high on the central branch of a sycamore sapling, singing to advertise its presence.
Greater stitchwort by roadside, flowering
Attractive white wildflowers by the side of a narrow country road – greater stitchwort.
Female mallard cross duck, resting on grass
Female duck, a cross with some mallard in her ancestry, resting on grass by the Exe at Exeter. She was keeping company with a mallard drake.
Dessicated ear fungus, Castlecroft
Dessicated ear fungus growing through moss on one of the bushes in the hedge by the canal at Castlecroft.
Tulips, flowering
Tulips, flowering last weekend: four blooms were in the Dutch Garden at Bantock Park, the red and yellow one in a front garden nearby.
Swan pair with egg, Exeter Canal
Swan pair on their nest by the Exeter Canal, with an egg. Possibly a young pair, they had chosen a spot which was only yards from a busy path, with cyclists, joggers, people out for a stroll and many dogs off the lead.
