Sandnats members have been exchanging a large number of photos during CovidTime and using these as a means of keeping in touch with one another. The photos have been taken in gardens and wild places in the area and all are really lovely or very interesting. I have selected a very few which I am sure were taken in Sandwell Valley Park. Time and space do not allow me to include all. ClareIn this first pair there is a charming photo of the lake in Sandwell Park and a photo of some barnacle geese which are seldom seen in the Midlands. They were photographed by David King in Dec. 2020.
Below is a selection from David King's photograph of a male holly blue butterfly feeding on some species of ivy.I call it 'The Holly and the Ivy'.
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