Category: David

Rabbits on short grass in the middle of one of the fields at Northycote Farm, basking in the morning sun while keeping a wary eye out for danger.

Heartsease, the wild ancestor of pansies. These were growing on a patch of rough ground in Compton Park, but in such close association with a large number of other species of “wildflower” that the seeds may have come from a packet.

Male dragonfly, a broad bodied chaser, patrolling his territory, a pool in a marshy area of Baggeridge Country Park.

Snapdragons growing high up from the the remaining stonework of Bridgnorth Castle.

Peacock butterfly caterpillars on their preferred food plant, nettles. Their backs are covered in hairs and spikes, in a probably not entirely successful measure to try to make them unpalatable to hungry birds.

Bog cotton (cottongrass) growing in a normally marshy area of Sutton Park. The white, fluffy seed heads look like miniature cotton bolls.