A walk to Willerby Carr

 

A sunny mild and still morning, after crossing the General and Western Cemetery, I head West along Spring Bank West, Willerby Road and Wold Road.

A Mistle Thrush sings from the top of a large Ash tree in the Western Cemetery.

At Willerby Road, a charm of Goldfinches were feeding on the bobble-like fruits of London planes. They often hold onto the stem or the fruit to hold it in place as they extract the seeds. Other Goldfinches were preening and singing in the sunshine.

This Carrion Crow looked very proud of itself, having got a large chunk of a fat ball.

A Little Egret near Haltemprice Farm.

The view of the fields of Willerby Carr Farm.

On the way back, via Children's wood, I was pleased to see the Setting Dyke running gingerly. After Country Road N, it looked wonderful with the coppery Oaks. The dyke virtually dried up the first week of August, after the drought and heat wave. It always amazes me to think that this little green corridor is in the middle of Hull.

The Setting Dyke by the train line.

A Red Admiral flies off from a fence by the dyke, but I don't manage to find it again.