Day: May 3, 2019

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It was a lovely morning in Eastville Park where it was generally warm and occasionally sunny. There was lots of bird activity too with the best being several views of a  female kingfisher, mute swans mating and the first of the Canada Geese goslings. There were still no ducklings though. You could also just make out a tawny owl in a nest box on the kingfisher island.

The trees are quite magnificent

If you look closely you can see a tawny owl

The first “babies” I’ve seen in the park this year – Canada geese goslings

I was assured this pike in the lake could probably eat one of the goslings in a mouthful

Mute swans mating (although only the male is above water)

Emerging from the water

… and a tender kiss

A wary mum with her goslings

Close up of the goslings

Female kingfisher

Robin

Grey heron on the cricket nets

Grey heron

Stock dove

The flora was  quite spectacular too.