David

This family of swans were on the river Anker in the Castle Pleasure Grounds, Tamworth.

I think it was the cob (male bird) leading with an aggressive posture, and the pen as tail-end charlie.

As the swans swam downstream, several passers-by got out their mobiles to take pictures.

I went to try to get a picture of the heron which seems to spend some nights on one or other of the islands in the West Park lake. The bird heard an early morning jogger, and flew away, so I took this view of the gentle light of dawn as a consolation prize.

The seeds from this thistle were detaching from the plant, but still forming a tangled mass which was catching other detritus. The whole plant, which was on the bank of the river Anker in Tamworth, is pictured below.

A section of sandstone cliff opposite Quatford church, showing the layering this rock is prone to particularly clearly. A closer view also shows the rock is covered in graffiti – another result of its softness.

This spider’s web had been spun across the decaying vegetation which had fallen to the ground.

This pink blossom was in the pool in Hickman Park. The same flower features in both pictures.

The white flowers were on the pool which is near the footpath/cycle route connecting Fallings Park with the city centre.