David

Blackbird with a dirty beak, from probing the soil for things to eat.

Bunches of viburnum (guelder rose) berries (or fruit or whatever they are) starting to turn from green to red about a month ago.

A green shield bug taking a brief rest on the leaf of a bay bush. Both the texture and the predominant colour of the upper surface of the buglooked like an excellent match to those of the leaf it was standing on.

Just beginning to develop, very unripe and still green, haws perhaps half the size they will eventually reach. This is how they were just about a month ago.

There was plenty of nice weather when the bramble flowers were out this year, so they were visited by lots of bumble bees and other insects. A good crop of blackberries should be coming, weather permitting.

Ripening raspberries, seen as they were early lst month, just beginning to turn from green to red.