Category: David

Japanese acer seeds as they ripened last month on two neighbouring trees in West Park. Taken on the same day, and showing the variations in colour in the species.

Sunflower flower growing in a front garden.

One of the West Park carrion crows, climbing back up the bank after a brief visit to the edge of the water of the boating lake.

One of the entrances to a badger sett in Newbridge. Recent excavation in the sett had thrown out some soft sandy soil, which showed the footprints left behind by the badgers going in and out through the entrance.

Two young coots, probably from the same brood, on the River Avon by Lucy’s Mill on the edge of Stratford on Avon. One was standing on reeds, preening. The other was swimming in the middle of a patch of what looked like pondweed, busily eating some.

Medlards beginning to ripen on a bush by the Dell open air theatre in the Avonbank Gardens in Stratford on Avon. There are various medlars planted around the town, presumably on the grounds that the fruit get several (not very favourable) mentions in Shakespeare’s plays.