David

Common darter dragonflies are already established on the new pool in Compton Park.

As previously mentioned, they like the woodwork of the footbridge for their perching positions.

There are three males in these pictures.

Each had his territory on a different stretch of the railing.

The colours in the sky are often more vivid at sunset than dawn. The morning this was taken was an exception.

Two of the East Park squirrels, each holding an acorn in their front paws as they gnawed at it.

Two of the East Park squirrels, almost seeming to fly as they crossed the Dell in leaps and bounds.

The squirrels in East Park are a good deal leaner and warier than their pampered, sometimes overweight cousins in Wolverhampton’s other Victorian park.

This one was watching me watching it.

Recently emerged shaggy parasols in East Park.

Like those in West Park at about the same time, these were growing under a patch of conifers.