Category: David

Magpie on a branch by the Railway Walk, turning its head to keep a careful eye on me. The sunlight shining through the trees lit up an iridescent rainbow in the tip of its tail feathers.

Red algae covering the surface of the slow-moving water in one of the ditches on Doxey Marshes, forming continuous cover except where the occasional taller plant sends leaves through.

The showy plumage of a male pheasant. This one had found some delicacy to eat in the little wood behind the bus stop in Wyken.

What must be one of the most magnificent specimens of a wisteria publicly visible in Wolverhampton, in full flower on the front of the Mermaid Inn on the Bridgnorth Road.

When these pictures were taken earlier this week, the warm midday sun was making the flowers produce their strong sweet scent, which the blustery breeze was dispersing in waves across the tables of the pub’s outdoor area.

This farm cat seemed to take a guarding stance, vigilant against any threat I might pose to the muscovy duck and ducklings featured in the previous post.

Muscovy duck keeping watch over brood of nine fluffy ducklings.