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Heron hunched as it rests on the rail protecting the island in the boating lake at West Park. Probably one of the pair which successfully hatched a chick on the other side of the island.

Moorhen hastily leaving West Park lake to escape the aggression of a young coot, pictured a couple of days ago.

Bolete mushrooms growing in the short grass in front of the Finchfield shops. I didn’t hang around to get a close enough look to try to work out which type of bolete they were – several species of this fungus like the conditions under the birch trees there.

Bees gather at the entrance to their refuge in a hole high in the ruins of Bridgnorth castle.

Flowers on some of the extesive patches of water lilies growing in the River Sow as it flows past Victoria Park in the centre of Stafford.

Young coot on the lake at West Park. One of this year’s chicks, but just about grown up enough to be developing adult plumage.

The bird swam along, paused to preen briefly, then put on speed to threaten a moorhen which hastened to climb onto the bank.