Crow vs heron

Carrion Crows hate Grey Herons, for no apparent reason as their lives hardly overlap. A crow saw a heron on the fallen poplar at the east side of the Vista and went for it, knocking it off the branch.

It's always fun watching a Starling having a wash. They do it with such vigour and enthusiasm, and obviously enjoy it.

The very impatient Blue Tit in the Rose Garden stopped dashing around and perched for a moment in a rose bush. Picture taken, it got fed. Maybe it'll learn soon that it has to pose for its portrait, as the little Coal Tits in the Dell have done -- though these seem to be busy nesting and I haven't seen them for a while.

A pair of Long-Tailed Tits hunted in the small trees at the foot of Buck Hill.

The male Robin of the pair at Mount Gate came out on the railings. I still haven't managed to see the young one.

A Wren perched on top of the corkscrew hazel bush in the Flower Walk.

A Reed Warbler showed for a moment in the reeds below the Diana fountain.

Both the Grey Wagtails were hunting midges over the Dell stream. This is the male perched on a rock in the small waterfall.

The six teenage Egyptian Geese on the Serpentine have now fully grown their flight feathers and are beginning to experiment with flying. It will be a while before they get it under control.

Their new wings are too large for them, as they aren't yet fully grown.

A blond pair stood on the edge at the boathouses.

The Canada Geese with three goslings, grazing on the south shore, saw a dog coming and made a dignified retreat to the safety of the water.

A Mandarin drake cruised by the Vista.

A female Common Blue Damselfly rested on the stonework of the Italian Garden. Males are blue, females come in various colours.

A Common Carder Bee browsed on cockspur hazel blossom at Mount Gate.

A small bee climbed out of a large double rose in the Rose Garden. It's some kind of solitary beee, maybe an Andrena species, but it would be hard to tell more as I only got a head-on shot.