One of a pair of wood pigeons which were industriously pecking away at bare patches they had made in one of the lawns of the Castle Grounds park, Bridgnorth.
Female blackbird, Castle Walk, Bridgnorth
I sat down for a snack on one of the benches along Bridgnorth’s Castle Walk. Almost immediately, this female blackbird began prospecting only a couple of yards away.
Deciduous conifer, reflected in a puddle, West Park
One of the deciduous conifers in West Park, bare of needles for the winter, a section of its trunk reflected in a puddle.
Cormorant, Minster Pool, Lichfield
Cormorant, in full breeding plumage, shaking its wings on a rock in Minster Pool at Lichfield recently. There’s a lot of pictures in this set – I didn’t realise the camera was in burst mode.
Crocusses beginning to open, West Park
A clump of crocusses just as they were beginning to open. These were growing near the Conservatory at West Park.
Tufted ducks, male and female, West Park lake
Male and female tufted ducks on the lake at West Park. The male’s tuft, normally prominent at the back of the head, can’t be seen because of the angle of the bird. The female’s isn’t normally visible, but is in some of these pictures.
