Sun 2011-03-06 
From three years back: a holly blue butterfly, Celastrina argiolus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). The small blue butterfly (Cupido minimus) is similar, but is less common and has more rounded black dots on its wings.
Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2008-07-26.
Sat 2011-03-05 
Also from three years ago: a male mandarin duck (Aix galericulata).
Photo taken by my daughter Zoe in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2008-05-31.
Fri 2011-03-04 
From three years ago: a male shoveler duck (Anas clypeata). See here also.
Photo taken on the large lake, Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2008-03-15.
Thu 2011-03-03 
From yesterday morning: one of four goslings belonging to the pair of Egyptian geese (Alopochen aegyptiacus) that live on the large lake. Zoe tells me that they came out of their nest (which was presumably on the island) the day before, March 1st.
Photos taken on the north bank of the large lake, Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2011-03-02.
Wed 2011-03-02 
From a few years ago: flowers of a london plane tree, Platanus x acerifolia. The 'x' in the latin name signifies a hybrid; in this case between the oriental plane tree, Platanus orientalis, and the American sycamore, Platanus occidentalis.
Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2007-04-21.
