From the hide in Mapperley wood.

I was tempted to crop down to just the bird but rather liked the way the pose of the bird mimics the shape of the trunk.

Canada goose youngster

? Female Common darter??

Navigating the water lilies.

Near to the Mapperley wood hide and well protected by stinging nettles........

This one was about 4 cms across, and was near to a much larger and flatter one that was not as photogenic as it had been partially eaten by something. I wonder if that something is now happily tripping.......

From the hide in Mapperley wood.

Mapperley Wood

I think I can guess what's on their minds.......

Very damp day with light rain

Mapperley Wood

AKA Rosy Starling, a scarce passage migrant, they spend most of the year in Eastern Europe and Asia, only occasionally making a visit to Western Europe and the UK.

Had been around since the 5th June, but this was the last day of sighting.

Mapperley, Nottingham

A very wet & dull day !

Mapperley Wood

Very damp day with light rain

Mapperley Wood

Mapperley Wood

With sky replacement (but still Nottinghamshire) using Photoshop. The map location shows the tree taken from a public footpath on the outskirts of Oxton (28th February) with the sky captured in Mapperley Plains at sunrise of the 23rd of February (see post 2 photos ago).

Mapperley Wood

Mapperley Wood

From the hide in Mapperley Wood. A few weeks later, the hide was destroyed by fire lit by vandals.

Mapperley reservoir.

HFF!

AKA Rosy Starling, a scarce passage migrant, they spend most of the year in Eastern Europe and Asia, only occasionally making a visit to Western Europe and the UK.

Mapperley, Nottingham

Making the most of the food under the feeders at the hide.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_rat

Mapperley Wood

Mapperley Wood

Mapperley Wood

Mapperley Wood

Mapperley reservoir

Mapperley Reservoir

Mapperley

With added gossamer.

Reaching for the sunlight from the depths of the undergrowth.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanum_dulcamara

HFF!

Mapperley Wood Reserve.

Often wrongly called a Bullrush.

www.plantlife.org.uk/wild_plants/plant_species/reedmace

Mapperley reservoir

Podiceps cristatus

Not put there by me!

I would normally photograph bluebells as part of a specific targeted session, as opposed to snatched shots while on a walk with my wife in Shipley Country Park. However, I had a little more time than usual on this occasion as she also managed to get some good shots on her phone. Within a 10 minute window, I had far better shots than I could possibly have expected prior to the walk.