Sizergh in spring

Willow catkins full of pollen to attract bees

The morning if full of fragrance and the urgency of spring.  A pair of long-tailed tits dances through the trees, calling to each other.  Frogs hasten through the grass,  down to the lake  to add to the clots of frogspawn amongst the water lilies.  A female makes haste, slowly, burdened with a male who  clutches  her in amplexus, eager to mate.  One female bears three males on her back.  Sunlight pours down through the canopy, colouring new twigs, catkins and tree-flowers. Most leaf-buds are still tight-closed and this is the season when light penetrates to the herb layer where daffodils and celandine flourish. There's a buzz of life all around. 

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Hornbeam are bright with  long catkins full of pollen.   And by the lake willow catkins attract bees and pollinators.  
Nuthatch, chiff-chaff and great tit are vocal .  Tortoiseshell and peacock butterflies fly in the warm sun. With the warm March weather spring comes quickly.