Gheluvelt Park, Pitchcroft (am), and Red Hill (pm), Worcester: Thursday, 11th August, 2022.

 

Not many Squizzes about in the school holidays.

Just one of four today.

Robin.

Busy Bee.

There's a lot of these about at the moment.

Busy Bee II.

Narrow boat.

And a paddler.

One for sorrow.

Skyscape.

Worcester Cathedral and friends.

Gheluvelt swans and cygnets.

Vicky and Carol.

Long Tailed Tit.

Well fed and now sleeping or preening.

Mum and Dad.

Drifting away.

Mallards arrive too late.

All of our food has gone.

Narrow boat.

One for sorrow II.

On Pitchcroft.

Homeward bound.

On reflection.

Sunny, hot, with a slight breeze downstream.

Sunny, hot, with a slight breeze upstream.

A cygnet.

All on its lonesome-ownsome.

Odd.

Wiping the trolley down.

Going in.

Well in.

The post box, Gheluvelt Park, and Pitchcroft, Worcester: Wednesday, 10th August, 2022.

Cards posted.

A very chatty local.

Blackbird.

Female.

Robin.

On Pitchcroft.

Outward bound.

Skyscape.

Worcester Cathedral and friends.

No swans, cygnets, Herons or Kingfishers 

around here today.

But there are a few adult swans further downstream.

On Pitchcroft.

Homeward bound.

Narrow boat.

Heron.

In flight.

One for sorrow.

Busy Bee.

Sunny and hot with hardly any breeze downstream.

Sunny and hot with hardly any breeze upstream.

Kingfisher.

Male.

Kingfisher.

Rising out of the river.

Kingfisher.

Rising out of the river II.

Saw him make about half-a-dozen dives.

Too far away to tell if he was successful.

Gheluvelt Park and Pitchcroft, Worcester: Tuesday, 9th August, 2022.

 

Busy Bees.

They're in there somewhere!

Busy Bee.

Goldcrest.

Either a female or a youngun as there were four 

Goldcrests in this tree.

Usually only see one at a time.

Blue Tit.

One of three.

In the same tree as the Goldcrests.

Nothing to be heard or seen in the rest of the park.

Must be summat about this tree.

Busy Bee II.

Fly.

Feeding Mrs Gheluvelt swan at The Jetty.

No sign of the rest of the family.

Taking a well-earned rest?

Busy Bee III.

Vicky and Kath.

Chatting.

On Pitchcroft.

Outward bound.

Skyscape.

Worcester Cathedral and friends.

Vicky and Carol point to a passing Kingfisher 

zipping past.

Gheluvelt cygnets.

Well fed and seeking refuge from the sun.

No sign of Dad.

Heron.

Atop a Willow tree.

Narrow boat.

On Pitchcroft.

Homeward bound.

Same Heron.

Same tree.

Now taking a stretch.

Sunny, hot with not enough breeze downstream.

Sunny, hot with not enough breeze upstream.