Wildlife and flowers in Battersea Park, London, towards the end of September 2025

Adult Great Crested Grebe feeding a fish to a juvenile at the back of the lake

There were still some lovely flowers in the Old English Garden

Grey Wagtail at the edge of the pond with its back to me before it flew away

Speckled Wood butterfly resting on a leaf

A few beautiful Water Lilies were in flower

Grey Heron standing at the edge of the pond

decided to sunbathe

Pretty orange flower

Grey Squirrel standing by a large plant container in a dark part of the garden

 

Wildlife walk round Kew Gardens on 10th February 2024

I haven't been to Kew Gardens for a long, long time, but was due to meet my sister there in order to visit the Orchid Festival on 10th February - so I arrived early and went for a wander around the gardens.  I had a very interesting walk and saw the following flowers, animals and birds.

Grass covered with Spring Crocus

Dad Fox with a Magpie

Three magnificent Mandarin drakes

Hybrid goose - Domestic/Canada cross

Young fox having a big yawn

and then looking very cute!

Someone was feeding the foxes with chicken drumsticks - this fox stopped eating in order to check me out!

It was good to see the Pussy Willow buds near the lake

Mute Swan swimming along the Thames in front of magnificent Syon House

I think that this is another view of the Domestic-Canada goose hybrid

Wood Pigeon strolling amongst the pale lilac Spring crocus

Redwing in damp grass

A Jay flew down from the branch of a tree

Snowdrops in bare earth

One of the many Jackdaws that live in the gardens

Great Tit on a tree branch

 

In the late afternoon I saw several green Rose-ringed Parakeets at the top of a tree that was covered with pink blossom