A small group of shovellers seem to have settled in for the winter on West Park lake. This drake was a little nearer than the rest of the group, shovelling water from just below the surface through its bill to extract food.
The iridescent feathers of its head changed colour from green to blue and black as it caught the mid-day sunlight at different angles.
Spiders’ webs on the iron fence of Bridgnorth’s Castle Walk, lit by the morning sun. I couldn’t spot the webs’ occupants.
Common inkcap mushrooms grow on buried dead wood or tree stumps, here in one of the front gardens on Richmond Road. The fruiting bodies can occur any time from spring to autumn.
Edible, but if you are thinking of trying them, make sure to avoid any alcohol for at least two or three days before and afterwards, or expect a series of unpleasant and possibly dangerous symptoms. Its effects are similar to the drug antabuse, used (less often than formerly) to give alcoholics an aversion to drinking.
Oak leaves turning to autumn colours on a tree in Bantock Park. These leaves are larger than on the native oak species.
The vivid autumn reds and yellows of these liquidambar leaves signal that it is not a native species. These were on a tree growing by the West Park lake.
The squirrels of West Park are so used to being fed that some of them demand food of anyone who stands still briefly in their vicinity. This one was dancing to and fro within a few inches of my feet, even though I had nothing to offer it.