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May is a magnificent month for nature on the Crane. Luxuriant fresh growth is in evidence everywhere, the dawn chorus is in full glorious cry and the coming summer seems eternal.
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Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk) > A few pairs of Nuthatch live in the maturer sections of woodland in Crane Park. This bird chose to nest in a box on Crane Park Island and the young bird is just days from fledging.
Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk) > Morning May dew forms on a soft downy discarded woodpigeon breast feather. Woodpigeons are by far the most numerous birds in Crane Park in the winter. By May many have dispersed to breeding grounds and those that remain are much more elusive in the woodland canopy.
Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk) > It is well worth looking out for the attractive Orange (16-spot) Ladybird in hedgerows along the Crane in May.
Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk) > This remarkable creature is the first form of the Green Shieldbug, which has just hatched from the tiny lime green eggs that are clinging to this sprig of thyme in a Crane garden.
Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk) > May marks the return of swifts to the Crane. Their reeling acrobatics will form an ever present aerial delight until they leave, suddenly and without a hint of warning, in August.
A few pairs of Nuthatch live in the maturer sections of woodland in Crane Park. This bird chose to nest in a box on Crane Park Island and the young bird is just days from fledging.
 > A few pairs of Nuthatch live in the maturer sections of woodland in Crane Park. This bird chose to nest in a box on Crane Park Island and the young bird is just days from fledging.
A few pairs of Nuthatch live in the maturer sections of woodland in Crane Park. This bird chose to nest in a box on Crane Park Island and the young bird is just days from fledging.
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