Author: David

The remains of what is probably a hoverfly trapped in a spider’s web, now wrapped up and stored for later consumption.

A dragonfly pauses from its hunting of smaller insects flying over the pool in the garden at Wightwick Manor.

This picture was taken in September 2009, when there was free entry to the property over the Heritage Open Day weekend.

The photo is one of the illustrations to my article in the current edition of Wolverhampton Magazine. 

One of a large group of mushrooms growing on a pile of wood chips – a favourite habitat for many species of fungi.

Shaggy parasol mushrooms usually grow to about eight or nine inches tall. This one was only about half that size.

A courgette in flower last month.

The pollen baskets of this bee looked like they were so full that she would be struggling to fly.