Blackbird by the obelisk

The male Blackbird near the Speke obelisk preened on a branch, occasionally pausing to sing a phrase. This is the mate of the one I photographed yesterday.

A male Chaffinch perched in the next tree. He is the one who was singing the 'rain song' yesterday.

A Coal Tit caught an insect in the Dell ...

... and a Wood Pigeon drank in the stream below.

There were young Long-Tailed Tits in the bushes near Queen's Gate.

The male Little Owl at the Round Pond was looking particularly fine. He is quite tolerant of being photographed now, but that will change when the owlets hatch and he fiercely defends his territory.

There are several Magpies hanging around the area, so the owl will have to be extra vigilant.

The female Kestrel was here for the second day running, calling from a tree a few yards to the east of the owls' tree as she did yesterday. She flew off, so I don't know where she has her perch.

A Coot picked fleas and mites off its mate, combining a display of affection with a light snack.

The seven chicks in the Italian Garden were milling around in a patch of algae.

I could only see four of the other brood, but the fifth may have been hiding in the irises.

The Mute Swans on the Long Water have so far kept their remaining two cygnets away from the pike.

The eleven Egyptian goslings emerged from the shade of the willows on the south shore of the Serpentine. They're quite big now.

The Greylag Geese are well into their moult an are beginning to regrow their flight feathers.

A Red Admiral butterfly rested on the edge of the lake but refused to open its wings properly.

Since Duncan Campbell mentioned that Wool Carder bees liked the Stachys byzantina in the Rose Garden I've been looking for one, but have only found Common Carders so far.