I decided after lunch that I would have a short walk in and around York city centre.
My first calling place on my walk was the Museum Gardens. There is a quite new area that was added to the gardens in 2015, and now known as the Edible Wood (used to be the Edible Garden).
As I entered the garden there was a guided walk, so I sat on a bench close by to hear what the guide had to say about the Edible Wood. After they had left, it was so nice and quiet that I decided to continue sitting for a while, enjoying the peace. I was soon joined by this robin which perched nearby and began singing, so I took a few shots of it. I rather liked this one, so I thought I would share it with you.
I did eventually drag myself away from the gardens and walked around part of the city walls, taking photos in several places.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
I was quite fortunate with this shot - the robin was obviously used to being close to people, so didn't bother when I pointed the camera towards him/her.
I have seen the tansy and the tansy beetles in the past, but didn't go to that part of the gardens this trip. On an earlier visit I noticed that there are now a lot more tansy plants there. A lot more tansy plants can now be found along the river bank towards Clifton Bridge as well, and near the bridge there is an information board about the tansy beetle. It's good to see that so much effort is going into looking after them.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
I was quite fortunate with this shot - the robin was obviously used to being close to people, so didn't bother when I pointed the camera towards him/her.
Ian
I have seen the tansy and the tansy beetles in the past, but didn't go to that part of the gardens this trip. On an earlier visit I noticed that there are now a lot more tansy plants there. A lot more tansy plants can now be found along the river bank towards Clifton Bridge as well, and near the bridge there is an information board about the tansy beetle. It's good to see that so much effort is going into looking after them.
Ian
Thank you Kerry. It was lovely to watch the robin and hear it singing!
Ian