A series of posts today of damsel flies from the Packhorse Bridge nature reserve, on the River Blythe at Hampton in Arden. Most of them on the day I went were common blue damsel flies. Here is a male at rest, showing the characteristic blue abdomen with black stripes.
Camomile, flowers – on the plant used for herbal tea, some soaps and some cosmetics.
Cattle paddling in Sutton Park’s Longmore Pool a few days ago. A good way to keep cooler in the current hot weather.
Pair of swans with growing cygnets, in a field at Wightwick, then further along the canal towards Castlecroft.
The bright yellow of flag iris flowers: one fully open, a bud, and a patch of the plants, all on the pond on Penn Common.
Orchids growing in a field near the Swan Pool in the Sandwell Valley Country Park recently. The field is protected by a robust fence, which will hopefully discourage anyone from picking the flowers.