Scarlet tiger moth, just started flying for the day and clinging to a bush by the River Severn, perhaps to warm up in the morning sun. That meant it was staying still to have its picture taken, but only giving occasional glimpses of parts of the bright upper wing.
Chinese pagoda primrose growing in the new sensory garden at Northycote Farm. This garden flower is also known as the red hot poker primrose and as the orchid primrose. The plant actually does originate in China.
Bee about to land on a flag iris flower, and a hoverfly just after landing on another.
Male house sparrow, resident somewhere near the footpath along the River Severn heading downstream from Bridgnorth. First he landed on the raised earth of a molehill. Then seemed to decide that wasn’t high enough as a vantage point, and moved to perch on the back of a nearby park bench.
Reddish “wings” on the sycamore-like seeds of a maple. As the seeds ripen, the dessicating wings will turn a pale brown.
Coot chicks on their nest on Sutton Park’s Keepers Pool, one stretching its wings. The adult bird, presumably brooding eggs, was on a nest in front of the hide at Sandwell Country Park.
