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Gull lookout

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

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.

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Greylag goose goslings eating in short grass, West Park

Greylag goose goslings eating in short grass, West Park

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

Yellow poppy

Garden poppies in flower, a couple of them yellow, one a less commonly encountered orange.

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Coot chick calling for food and being fed

Coot chick calling for food

Coot chick swimming on the Birmingham Canal, persistently calling for food then being fed by a parent bird. I didn’t see any sign of other young birds or another adult. Indeed, I went most of the length of the 21 locks section of the canal, and didn’t notice many other coots at all.

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White poppy flowers

White poppy flower

White garden poppies: these were in one of the front gardens on East Castle Street, Bridgnorth.