Moorhen chick, the only one out with a parent bird on the canal near the Water Bridge. Probably very recently hatched when these pictures were taken, its down showing a bald patch at the top of the head.
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Male banded demoiselle on leaf
Male banded demoiselle damselfly resting, or displaying, on a leaf by the canal towpath opposite the Wildside Centre last month.
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Gull lookout
Lesser black-backed gulls using thin ice warning signs as lookout posts at the edge of West Park boating lake.
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Ladybirds on ribes leaf, mating
Pair of ladybirds on a ribes leaf, mating. The position they chose turned out to be precarious – they end up almost falling off their leaf.
Greylag goose goslings, one of the trio much larger than its siblings, still thriving. This time they were eating on a patch of short grass, with both parent birds on the lookout for any threats.
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Yellow poppies, orange poppy
Garden poppies in flower, a couple of them yellow, one a less commonly encountered orange.