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West Park Japanese acers in the middle of this month, with their leaves in autumn colours before the wind and rain brought them down.

Berry brook earlier this month. The trees still seem to have a green foliage, but fallen leaves are beginning to carpet the ground.

The brook forms part of the boundary of Northycote Farm, and of Wolverhampton.

One of the tufted ducks on West Park lake, swimming past some of the leaves which have fallen on the water.

The sunlight catching the bird’s plumage was showing off an iridescent green towards the back of its head and neck.

One of the mature beech trees in West Park, with its leaves in autumn colours. The bandstand is peeping through in the background.

Parrot waxcaps are small mushrooms. At first, they have a green colour similar to the feathers of some parrot species, but this soon fades to yellow.

The larger mushroom here has almost completely turned yellow, the tiny one at its feet is still green.

Last time I spotted parrot waxcaps it was a morning after a hard overnight frost.

When they grow to full size, parasols are the largest mushrooms which are likely to be seen around here. This one had only recently emerged.

It was growing right by a path on Northycote Farm, so likely to be vulnerable as its cap opened fully.

A post from back in 2011 shows parasols in various stages of growth, including with caps fully spread.