Flowers and wildlife seen during a birthday walk in St. James's Park in mid-April 2025

It was a sunny Spring day and the beautiful Cowslips were in flower

Gargi, the only Great White Pelican in the park that can fly, was a lonely figure standing by herself at the edge of the lake.  Her five Pelican friends were in the island enclosure and not allowed out due to the possibility of bird flu in the area.  Gargi, apparently, could decide whether to join them or not!

Nene/Hawaiian goose standing at the edge of the lake

Mute Swan on a nest at the far end of the lake

Grey Heron standing on a branch towards the top of a tree

Tulip city in the flowerbeds at the Horseguards Parade end of the park

Close-up view of a lovely blue Iris

Two Barnacle geese not looking at one another!

Pretty pink Cherry blossom on a tree at the other end of the park

White Ross's goose trying to hide away on the island in the lake

Bar-headed goose swimming on the lake

 

Blossom, flowers, birds and butterflies in Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens - 11th April 2025

Lots of lovely white Cherry blossom near the entrance to Hyde Park

Beautiful colourful Tulips and other flowers in the formal flowerbeds

Pink blossom on a tree near the lake

Mum Egyptian goose with her juvenile gosling

Great Crested Grebe swimming in the Serpentine

Mute Swans nesting on the footpath were being protected by barriers

Magpie on one of the trees at the edge of the lake

Pair of Gadwalls on the Long Water in Kensington Gardens

Moorhen and several chicks on a nest by a post on the Long Water

Speckled Wood butterfly on leaves near the Speke Obelisk

Male Blackbird in long grass

Robin collecting food for its nestlings

Lovely Magnolia flowers in the Flower Walk near the Albert Memorial

White Primroses in the Flower Walk

and other flowers

Orange Tip butterfly on a mauve Cuckoo flower in the Flower Walk

 

Another great birding visit to Warnham nature reserve in early April 2025

A walk round Warnham nature reserve, near Horsham in Sussex, produced birds, butterflies and flowers

Blue Tit on a branch

Male Greenfinch on a feeder

Dunnock on the ground

Tall trees in the Walnut Plantation

Male Reed Bunting

Female Pheasant

Comma butterfly

Robin looking for Stag Beetles!

White star-shaped flowers - Wood Anemone

Robin hiding amongst the leaves

Wren in a thicket

Male Pheasant

Cuckoo flowers in front of a large log

Brimstone butterfly on a bluebell

Magpie

Stock dove

Marsh Marigolds

Pheasant portrait

Male Chaffinch

The male Pheasant got into fluffed-up mode!

I think he was showing off in front of his lady friend!

Female Greenfinch on a bird feeder

and the male!

Final Robin of the day